diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 3da6423f4..f199e9f7b 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ status_t BnSurfaceComposerClient::onTransact(
             status_t result = createSurface(name, w, h, format, flags,
                     &handle, &gbp);
             reply->writeStrongBinder(handle);
-            reply->writeStrongBinder(gbp->asBinder());
+            reply->writeStrongBinder(gbp != NULL ? gbp->asBinder() : NULL);
             reply->writeInt32(result);
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;