diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc
index 2c55828facc35b..2ed52482062ed3 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc
@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ void NativeKeyObject::New(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 1);
   CHECK(args[0]->IsObject());
   KeyObjectHandle* handle = Unwrap<KeyObjectHandle>(args[0].As<Object>());
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(handle);
   new NativeKeyObject(env, args.This(), handle->Data());
 }