diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.cc b/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.cc
index ec751f7dc6..1bf51afe48 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.cc
@@ -503,10 +503,12 @@ BPredUnit::squash(const InstSeqNum &squashed_sn,
                         "return [sn:%llu] PC: %#x Restoring RAS\n", tid,
                         squashed_sn,
                         hist_it->seqNum, hist_it->pc);
-                DPRINTF(Branch,
-                        "[tid:%i] [squash sn:%llu] Restoring top of RAS "
-                        "to: %i, target: %s\n", tid, squashed_sn,
-                        hist_it->RASIndex, *hist_it->RASTarget);
+                if (hist_it->RASTarget != nullptr) {
+                    DPRINTF(Branch,
+                            "[tid:%i] [squash sn:%llu] Restoring top of RAS "
+                            "to: %i, target: %s\n", tid, squashed_sn,
+                            hist_it->RASIndex, *hist_it->RASTarget.get());
+                }
                 RAS[tid].restore(hist_it->RASIndex, hist_it->RASTarget.get());
                 hist_it->usedRAS = false;
            }