1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gas/read.c b/gas/read.c
index 22da1df..5e0e3c8 100644
--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,11 @@ read_a_source_file (char *name)
 
 		      assemble_one (s); /* Assemble 1 instruction.  */
 
+		      /* PR 19630: The backend may have set ilp to NULL
+			 if it encountered a catastrophic failure.  */
+		      if (input_line_pointer == NULL)
+			as_fatal (_("unable to continue with assembly."));
+ 
 		      *input_line_pointer++ = nul_char;
 
 		      /* We resume loop AFTER the end-of-line from