diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/genxml/decode.c b/src/panfrost/lib/genxml/decode.c
index fea885a3e54..002a9de1c96 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/genxml/decode.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/genxml/decode.c
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ pandecode_texture_payload(struct pandecode_context *ctx, mali_ptr payload,
    unsigned nr_samples =
       tex->dimension == MALI_TEXTURE_DIMENSION_3D ? 1 : tex->sample_count;
 
+   if (!payload)
+      return;
+
    /* A bunch of bitmap pointers follow.
     * We work out the correct number,
     * based on the mipmap/cubemap