diff --git a/dom/base/Location.cpp b/dom/base/Location.cpp
index e3b614931a..b17e733d50 100644
--- a/dom/base/Location.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/Location.cpp
@@ -577,9 +577,10 @@ Location::GetPathname(nsAString& aPathname)
   aPathname.Truncate();
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIURI> uri;
-  nsresult result = NS_OK;
-
-  result = GetURI(getter_AddRefs(uri));
+  nsresult result = GetURI(getter_AddRefs(uri));
+  if (NS_FAILED(result) || !uri) {
+    return result;
+  }
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIURIWithQuery> url(do_QueryInterface(uri));
   if (url) {