diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 2bb2f8f..ffdb08d 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -4111,6 +4111,9 @@ void diff_free_filespec_blob(struct diff_filespec *s)
 
 void diff_free_filespec_data(struct diff_filespec *s)
 {
+	if (!s)
+		return;
+
 	diff_free_filespec_blob(s);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(s->cnt_data);
 }