diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
index 33a8e705a6..6e39a6dc59 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ eina_file_map_new(Eina_File *file, Eina_File_Populate rule,
    Eina_File_Map *map;
    unsigned long int key[2];
 
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(file, NULL);
+
    if (offset > file->length)
      return NULL;
    if (offset + length > file->length)