diff --git a/dtool/src/cppparser/cppExtensionType.cxx b/dtool/src/cppparser/cppExtensionType.cxx
index bf0b963378..f82735274d 100644
--- a/dtool/src/cppparser/cppExtensionType.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/cppparser/cppExtensionType.cxx
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ is_equivalent(const CPPType &other) const {
   // We consider two different extension types to be equivalent if they have
   // the same name.
 
-  return *_ident == *ot->_ident;
+  return _ident != nullptr && ot->_ident != nullptr && *_ident == *ot->_ident;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/dtool/src/cppparser/cppScope.cxx b/dtool/src/cppparser/cppScope.cxx
index af6404e4dd..d091cae756 100644
--- a/dtool/src/cppparser/cppScope.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/cppparser/cppScope.cxx
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ define_typedef_type(CPPTypedefType *type, CPPPreprocessor *error_sink) {
         errstr << " has conflicting declaration as ";
         other_type->output(errstr, 0, nullptr, true);
         error_sink->error(errstr.str(), type->_ident->_loc);
-        error_sink->error("previous definition is here",
-                          other_td->_ident->_loc);
+        if (other_td != nullptr && other_td->_ident != nullptr) {
+          error_sink->error("previous definition is here",
+                            other_td->_ident->_loc);
+        }
       }
     }
   } else {