diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index d368cb515..148bc9fb7 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -6143,7 +6143,7 @@ static int target_create(struct jim_getopt_info *goi)
 	if (e != JIM_OK)
 		return e;
 	struct transport *tr = get_current_transport();
-	if (tr->override_target) {
+	if (tr && tr->override_target) {
 		e = tr->override_target(&cp);
 		if (e != ERROR_OK) {
 			LOG_ERROR("The selected transport doesn't support this target");