diff --git a/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp b/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
index 868593fae4651e..114900ffaf0365 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
@@ -135,11 +135,17 @@ BOOL DacValidateEEClass(PTR_EEClass pEEClass)
 
 BOOL DacValidateMethodTable(PTR_MethodTable pMT, BOOL &bIsFree)
 {
+    bIsFree = FALSE;
+
+    if ((pMT == NULL) || dac_cast<TADDR>(pMT) == (TADDR)-1)
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     // Verify things are right.
     BOOL retval = FALSE;
     EX_TRY
     {
-        bIsFree = FALSE;
         if (HOST_CDADDR(pMT) == HOST_CDADDR(g_pFreeObjectMethodTable))
         {
             bIsFree = TRUE;
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ BadMethodTable: ;
 
 BOOL DacValidateMD(PTR_MethodDesc pMD)
 {
-    if (pMD == NULL)
+    if ((pMD == NULL) || dac_cast<TADDR>(pMD) == (TADDR)-1)
     {
         return FALSE;
     }