diff --git a/desktop/browser_window.c b/desktop/browser_window.c
index e79dcc1a6..bd8e32e64 100644
--- a/desktop/browser_window.c
+++ b/desktop/browser_window.c
@@ -4780,8 +4780,11 @@ browser_window_get_ssl_chain(struct browser_window *bw,
 int browser_window_get_cookie_count(
 		const struct browser_window *bw)
 {
-	char *cookies = urldb_get_cookie(browser_window_access_url(bw), true);
 	int count = 0;
+	char *cookies = urldb_get_cookie(browser_window_access_url(bw), true);
+	if (cookies == NULL) {
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	for (char *c = cookies; *c != '\0'; c++) {
 		if (*c == ';')