diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
index cacfc95aa..52bd54d16 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ evmasm::AssemblyItems const* CompilerStack::assemblyItems(string const& _contrac
 		solThrow(CompilerError, "Compilation was not successful.");
 
 	Contract const& currentContract = contract(_contractName);
-	solAssert(currentContract.evmAssembly->codeSections().size() == 1, "Expected a single code section in legacy codegen.");
+	if (currentContract.evmAssembly)
+		solAssert(currentContract.evmAssembly->codeSections().size() == 1, "Expected a single code section in legacy codegen.");
 	return currentContract.evmAssembly ? &currentContract.evmAssembly->codeSections().front().items : nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -775,7 +776,8 @@ evmasm::AssemblyItems const* CompilerStack::runtimeAssemblyItems(string const& _
 		solThrow(CompilerError, "Compilation was not successful.");
 
 	Contract const& currentContract = contract(_contractName);
-	solAssert(currentContract.evmRuntimeAssembly->codeSections().size() == 1, "Expected a single code section in legacy codegen.");
+	if (currentContract.evmRuntimeAssembly)
+		solAssert(currentContract.evmRuntimeAssembly->codeSections().size() == 1, "Expected a single code section in legacy codegen.");
 	return currentContract.evmRuntimeAssembly ? &currentContract.evmRuntimeAssembly->codeSections().front().items : nullptr;
 }