diff --git a/samba/source/client/mount.cifs.c b/samba/source/client/mount.cifs.c
index a947dd1..b895fd9 100644
--- a/samba/source/client/mount.cifs.c
+++ b/samba/source/client/mount.cifs.c
@@ -1098,8 +1098,8 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 		}
 		mountpoint = argv[2];
 	} else {
-		if ((strcmp (argv[1], "--version") == 0) ||
-		    ((strcmp (argv[1], "-V") == 0))) {
+		if (argv[1] && ((strcmp (argv[1], "--version") == 0) ||
+		    ((strcmp (argv[1], "-V") == 0)))) {
 			printf ("mount.cifs version: %s.%s%s\n",
 			MOUNT_CIFS_VERSION_MAJOR,
 			MOUNT_CIFS_VERSION_MINOR,