diff --git a/tests/storagevolxml2argvtest.c b/tests/storagevolxml2argvtest.c
index 7774617e60..b1cf09f1d7 100644
--- a/tests/storagevolxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/storagevolxml2argvtest.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void
 testSetVolumeType(virStorageVolDefPtr vol,
                   virStoragePoolDefPtr pool)
 {
-    if (!vol)
+    if (!vol || !pool)
         return;
 
     switch (pool->type) {