diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
index 6d6e0e80a..65945cbeb 100644
--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
+++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
@@ -631,8 +631,9 @@
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SVG
     if ( slot->face->face_flags & FT_FACE_FLAG_SVG )
     {
-      /* free memory in case SVG was there */
-      if ( slot->internal->flags & FT_GLYPH_OWN_GZIP_SVG )
+      /* Free memory in case SVG was there.                          */
+      /* `slot->internal` might be NULL in out-of-memory situations. */
+      if ( slot->internal && slot->internal->flags & FT_GLYPH_OWN_GZIP_SVG )
       {
         FT_SVG_Document  doc = (FT_SVG_Document)slot->other;
 
diff --git a/src/type1/t1objs.c b/src/type1/t1objs.c
index 847ae0e64..fa4a13b53 100644
--- a/src/type1/t1objs.c
+++ b/src/type1/t1objs.c
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
   FT_LOCAL_DEF( void )
   T1_GlyphSlot_Done( FT_GlyphSlot  slot )
   {
-    slot->internal->glyph_hints = NULL;
+    /* `slot->internal` might be NULL in out-of-memory situations. */
+    if ( slot->internal )
+      slot->internal->glyph_hints = NULL;
   }