diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/console.c b/dlls/kernel32/console.c
index 67c353b4b0e..9d47bf482ff 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/console.c
@@ -1607,6 +1607,12 @@ BOOL WINAPI ReadConsoleA(HANDLE hConsoleInput, LPVOID lpBuffer, DWORD nNumberOfC
     DWORD	ncr = 0;
     BOOL	ret;
 
+    if (!ptr)
+    {
+        SetLastError(ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     if ((ret = ReadConsoleW(hConsoleInput, ptr, nNumberOfCharsToRead, &ncr, NULL)))
         ncr = WideCharToMultiByte(GetConsoleCP(), 0, ptr, ncr, lpBuffer, nNumberOfCharsToRead, NULL, NULL);