diff --git a/src/output-json-file.c b/src/output-json-file.c
index e4c07c599a..db46e23b57 100644
--- a/src/output-json-file.c
+++ b/src/output-json-file.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static json_t *LogFileMetaGetUri(const Packet *p, const File *ff) {
         htp_tx_t *tx = AppLayerParserGetTx(IPPROTO_TCP, ALPROTO_HTTP, htp_state, ff->txid);
         if (tx != NULL) {
             HtpTxUserData *tx_ud = htp_tx_get_user_data(tx);
-            if (tx_ud->request_uri_normalized != NULL) {
+            if (tx_ud != NULL && tx_ud->request_uri_normalized != NULL) {
                 char *s = bstr_util_strdup_to_c(tx_ud->request_uri_normalized);
                 if (s != NULL) {
                     js = json_string(s);