diff --git a/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp b/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp
index 86bd8b820d9a..0de6b27d275a 100644
--- a/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ void GDNativeLibrary::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 }
 
 void GDNativeLibrary::set_config_file(Ref<ConfigFile> p_config_file) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_config_file.is_null());
+
 	set_singleton(p_config_file->get_value("general", "singleton", default_singleton));
 	set_load_once(p_config_file->get_value("general", "load_once", default_load_once));
 	set_symbol_prefix(p_config_file->get_value("general", "symbol_prefix", default_symbol_prefix));