diff --git a/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c b/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
index a32e46a..ecaebfa 100644
--- a/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
+++ b/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 static void
 restore_output_mode(struct weston_output *output)
 {
-	if (output->original_mode)
+	if (output && output->original_mode)
 		weston_output_mode_switch_to_native(output);
 }