diff --git a/src/storage/generic/SDL_genericstorage.c b/src/storage/generic/SDL_genericstorage.c
index cc0804feac..a117edf5be 100644
--- a/src/storage/generic/SDL_genericstorage.c
+++ b/src/storage/generic/SDL_genericstorage.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static bool GENERIC_EnumerateStorageDirectory(void *userdata, const char *path,
 
     char *fullpath = GENERIC_INTERNAL_CreateFullPath((char *)userdata, path);
     if (fullpath) {
-        wrap_data.base_len = SDL_strlen((char *)userdata);
+        wrap_data.base_len = userdata ? SDL_strlen((char *)userdata) : 0;
         wrap_data.real_callback = callback;
         wrap_data.real_userdata = callback_userdata;