diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PDFViewer/PDFViewerWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PDFViewer/PDFViewerWidget.cpp
index 07c9f00b5e..3357a6bff0 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PDFViewer/PDFViewerWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PDFViewer/PDFViewerWidget.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void PDFViewerWidget::open_file(Core::File& file)
 
     auto document = maybe_document.release_value();
 
-    if (auto sh = document->security_handler(); !sh->has_user_password()) {
+    if (auto sh = document->security_handler(); sh && !sh->has_user_password()) {
         // FIXME: Prompt the user for a password
         VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
     }