1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/shared.c b/shared.c
index dbb84d8..cce0af4 100644
--- a/shared.c
+++ b/shared.c
@@ -262,26 +262,26 @@ int cgit_diff_files(const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 {
         mmfile_t file1, file2;
         xpparam_t diff_params;
         xdemitconf_t emit_params;
         xdemitcb_t emit_cb;
 
         if (!load_mmfile(&file1, old_sha1) || !load_mmfile(&file2, new_sha1))
                 return 1;
 
         *old_size = file1.size;
         *new_size = file2.size;
 
-        if (buffer_is_binary(file1.ptr, file1.size) ||
-            buffer_is_binary(file2.ptr, file2.size)) {
+        if ((file1.ptr && buffer_is_binary(file1.ptr, file1.size)) ||
+            (file2.ptr && buffer_is_binary(file2.ptr, file2.size))) {
                 *binary = 1;
                 return 0;
         }
 
         memset(&diff_params, 0, sizeof(diff_params));
         memset(&emit_params, 0, sizeof(emit_params));
         memset(&emit_cb, 0, sizeof(emit_cb));
         diff_params.flags = XDF_NEED_MINIMAL;
         emit_params.ctxlen = 3;
         emit_params.flags = XDL_EMIT_FUNCNAMES;
         emit_cb.outf = filediff_cb;
         emit_cb.priv = fn;