diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c b/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c
index efdd77888..c898acddc 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ codegen(codegen_scope *s, node *tree, int val)
       node *t = tree->cdr, *p;
       int rhs = cursp();
 
-      if ((intptr_t)t->car == NODE_ARRAY && nosplat(t->cdr)) {
+      if ((intptr_t)t->car == NODE_ARRAY && t->cdr && nosplat(t->cdr)) {
         /* fixed rhs */
         t = t->cdr;
         while (t) {