diff --git a/src/arch/arm/faults.cc b/src/arch/arm/faults.cc
index 10097382b7..76320f666d 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/faults.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/faults.cc
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ ArmFault::vectorCatch(ThreadContext *tc, const StaticInstPtr &inst)
 {
     SelfDebug *sd = ArmISA::ISA::getSelfDebug(tc);
     VectorCatch* vc = sd->getVectorCatch(tc);
-    if (!vc->isVCMatch()) {
+    if (vc && !vc->isVCMatch()) {
         Fault fault = sd->testVectorCatch(tc, 0x0, this);
         if (fault != NoFault)
             fault->invoke(tc, inst);
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/self_debug.hh b/src/arch/arm/self_debug.hh
index 5ced11c57c..5ad0d0991f 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/self_debug.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/self_debug.hh
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class SelfDebug
 
   public:
     SelfDebug()
-      : enableTdeTge(false),
+      : softStep(nullptr), vcExcpt(nullptr), enableTdeTge(false),
         mde(false), sdd(false), kde(false), oslk(false)
     {
         softStep = new SoftwareStep(this);