diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
index a43eca6f9769..a9a8107a7538 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -718,9 +718,11 @@ COFFObjectFile::COFFObjectFile(MemoryBufferRef Object, std::error_code &EC)
     }
     if ((EC = getObject(DataDirectory, Data, DataDirAddr, DataDirSize)))
       return;
-    CurPtr += COFFHeader->SizeOfOptionalHeader;
   }
 
+  if (COFFHeader)
+    CurPtr += COFFHeader->SizeOfOptionalHeader;
+
   if ((EC = getObject(SectionTable, Data, base() + CurPtr,
                       (uint64_t)getNumberOfSections() * sizeof(coff_section))))
     return;