diff --git a/win32ss/user/user32/windows/window.c b/win32ss/user/user32/windows/window.c
index fd006481d1c..388ef25bb10 100644
--- a/win32ss/user/user32/windows/window.c
+++ b/win32ss/user/user32/windows/window.c
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ int WINAPI
 InternalGetWindowText(HWND hWnd, LPWSTR lpString, int nMaxCount)
 {
     INT Ret = NtUserInternalGetWindowText(hWnd, lpString, nMaxCount);
-    if (Ret == 0)
+    if (Ret == 0 && lpString)
         *lpString = L'\0';
     return Ret;
 }