diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls.c b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
index 1e6272b9f2..e49f8eafb2 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ CURLcode Curl_ssl_addsessionid(struct Curl_easy *data,
                                int sockindex)
 {
   size_t i;
-  struct Curl_ssl_session *store = &data->state.session[0];
-  long oldest_age = data->state.session[0].age; /* zero if unused */
+  struct Curl_ssl_session *store;
+  long oldest_age;
   char *clone_host;
   char *clone_conn_to_host;
   int conn_to_port;
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ CURLcode Curl_ssl_addsessionid(struct Curl_easy *data,
   const char *hostname = conn->host.name;
 #endif
   (void)sockindex;
+  if(!data->state.session)
+    return CURLE_OK;
+
+  store = &data->state.session[0];
+  oldest_age = data->state.session[0].age; /* zero if unused */
   DEBUGASSERT(SSL_SET_OPTION(primary.sessionid));
 
   clone_host = strdup(hostname);