1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/uv-common.c b/src/uv-common.c
index 60ff56b9..bff9d9ee 100644
--- a/src/uv-common.c
+++ b/src/uv-common.c
@@ -575,12 +575,17 @@ static void uv__print_handles(uv_loop_t* loop, int only_active, FILE* stream) {
   struct uv__queue* q;
   uv_handle_t* h;
 
-  if (loop == NULL)
-    loop = uv_default_loop();
-
   if (stream == NULL)
     stream = stderr;
 
+  if (loop == NULL) {
+    loop = uv_default_loop();
+    if (loop == NULL) {
+      fprintf(stream, "uv_default_loop() failed\n");
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   uv__queue_foreach(q, &loop->handle_queue) {
     h = uv__queue_data(q, uv_handle_t, handle_queue);