diff --git a/src/order.cpp b/src/order.cpp
index 1bc1fd8dd02..0c7afcf43e5 100644
--- a/src/order.cpp
+++ b/src/order.cpp
@@ -2037,6 +2037,7 @@ void orderDroidObj(DROID *psDroid, DROID_ORDER order, BASE_OBJECT *psObj, QUEUE_
 {
 	ASSERT(psDroid != nullptr, "Invalid unit pointer");
 	ASSERT(validOrderForObj(order), "Invalid order for object");
+	ASSERT_OR_RETURN(, psObj != nullptr, "Invalid object pointer");
 	ASSERT_OR_RETURN(, !isBlueprint(psObj), "Target %s is a blueprint", objInfo(psObj));
 	ASSERT_OR_RETURN(, !psObj->died, "Target dead");