diff --git a/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp b/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
index 5d755b2bf556e6..0972249284582d 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ BOOL DacValidateMD(PTR_MethodDesc pMD)
         PTR_MethodTable pMethodTable = pMD->GetMethodTable();
 
         // Standard fast check
-        if (!pMethodTable->ValidateWithPossibleAV())
+        if ((pMethodTable == NULL) || dac_cast<TADDR>(pMethodTable) == (TADDR)-1)
+        {
+            retval = FALSE;
+        }
+
+        if (retval && !pMethodTable->ValidateWithPossibleAV())
         {
             retval = FALSE;
         }