diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
index c78e7dd9..98f622a5 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,8 @@ fuse_ll_process_buf(void                  *data,
   err = ENOSYS;
   if(in->opcode >= FUSE_MAXOP)
     goto reply_err;
+  if(fuse_ll_ops[in->opcode].func == NULL)
+    goto reply_err;
 
   fuse_ll_ops[in->opcode].func(req, in);