diff --git a/dlls/riched20/list.c b/dlls/riched20/list.c
index 58b64e8081d..8c4f0dec0a2 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/list.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/list.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ BOOL ME_PrevRun(ME_DisplayItem **para, ME_DisplayItem **run, BOOL all_para)
   {
     if (p->type == diParagraph) {
       if (!all_para) return FALSE;
-      if (p->member.para.prev_para->type == diParagraph)
+      if (para && p->member.para.prev_para->type == diParagraph)
         *para = p->member.para.prev_para;
     } else if (p->type == diRun) {
       *run = p;