diff --git a/ani/settings/ani_settings_observer.cpp b/ani/settings/ani_settings_observer.cpp
index 0c791f3438b8c7aaf98588a93f26289c5fa06f9a..bc773a93f102ae267cc41e09d8c0dc4465cfdf0a 100644
--- a/ani/settings/ani_settings_observer.cpp
+++ b/ani/settings/ani_settings_observer.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ ani_boolean ani_settings_register_observer(
     OHOS::Uri uri(strUri);
     sptr<SettingsObserver> settingsObserver =
         sptr<SettingsObserver>(new (std::nothrow) SettingsObserver(vm, observer, callbackInfo));
-    if (settingsObserver->callback_ != nullptr) {
+    if (settingsObserver != nullptr && settingsObserver->callback_ != nullptr) {
         env->GlobalReference_Create(observer, &(settingsObserver->callback_));
     }