diff --git a/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget.go b/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget.go
index 045241db73d6..b7303bcc4d89 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget.go
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ func (a *nugetLibraryAnalyzer) PostAnalyze(_ context.Context, input analyzer.Pos
 			return xerrors.Errorf("NuGet parse error: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		// nuget file doesn't contain dependencies
+		if app == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		for i, lib := range app.Libraries {
 			license, ok := foundLicenses[lib.ID]
 			if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget_test.go b/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget_test.go
index 7dae7368e115..3db74b377fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/nuget_test.go
@@ -166,6 +166,22 @@ func Test_nugetibraryAnalyzer_Analyze(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "happy path lock file without dependencies.",
+			dir:  "testdata/lock-without-deps",
+			env: map[string]string{
+				"HOME": "testdata/repository",
+			},
+			want: &analyzer.AnalysisResult{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sad path",
+			dir:  "testdata/sad",
+			env: map[string]string{
+				"HOME": "testdata/repository",
+			},
+			want: &analyzer.AnalysisResult{},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/testdata/lock-without-deps/packages.lock.json b/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/testdata/lock-without-deps/packages.lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fca7fd98a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/fanal/analyzer/language/dotnet/nuget/testdata/lock-without-deps/packages.lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "net6.0": {}
+  }
+}
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