diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.c b/src/stream-tcp.c
index 134ad94773..e8fb9b1c2f 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.c
@@ -7226,7 +7226,7 @@ static int StreamTcpTest23(void)
 //        goto end;
     }
 
-    if(ssn.client.seg_list_tail->payload_len != 4) {
+    if(ssn.client.seg_list_tail != NULL && ssn.client.seg_list_tail->payload_len != 4) {
         printf("failed in segment reassmebling: ");
         result &= 0;
     }
@@ -7314,7 +7314,7 @@ static int StreamTcpTest24(void)
         goto end;
     }
 
-    if(ssn.client.seg_list_tail->payload_len != 2) {
+    if(ssn.client.seg_list_tail != NULL && ssn.client.seg_list_tail->payload_len != 2) {
         printf("failed in segment reassmebling\n");
         result &= 0;
     }