diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index c27cbe3192846..3678d1e21724f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -1418,8 +1418,12 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
             }
             callStack(0) = ste.toString // Put last Spark method on top of the stack trace.
           } else {
-            firstUserLine = ste.getLineNumber
-            firstUserFile = ste.getFileName
+            if (ste.getFileName != null) {
+              firstUserFile = ste.getFileName
+              if (ste.getLineNumber >= 0) {
+                firstUserLine = ste.getLineNumber
+              }
+            }
             callStack += ste.toString
             insideSpark = false
           }