diff --git a/src/movie.cpp b/src/movie.cpp
index 0dcc1f93..6e6140cd 100644
--- a/src/movie.cpp
+++ b/src/movie.cpp
@@ -932,7 +932,10 @@ void FCEUMOV_CreateCleanMovie()
 	currMovieData = MovieData();
 	currMovieData.palFlag = FCEUI_GetCurrentVidSystem(0,0)!=0;
 	currMovieData.romFilename = FileBase;
-	currMovieData.romChecksum = GameInfo->MD5;
+	if ( GameInfo )
+	{
+		currMovieData.romChecksum = GameInfo->MD5;
+	}
 	currMovieData.guid.newGuid();
 	currMovieData.fourscore = FCEUI_GetInputFourscore();
 	currMovieData.microphone = FCEUI_GetInputMicrophone();