diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_async.c b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
index 96e26f2cc0..5753721fa3 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_async.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
@@ -4624,7 +4624,9 @@ done:
 	if (state.done) {
 		status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	*result = state.result;
+	if (result) {
+		*result = state.result;
+	}
 
 	arg_recursion_check_stop(args);