diff --git a/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/freetype.c b/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/freetype.c
index fb823d48d12..744db67cb10 100644
--- a/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/freetype.c
+++ b/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/freetype.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,8 @@ IntGdiLoadFontsFromMemory(PGDI_LOAD_FONT pLoadFont,
     Status = RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&Entry->FaceName, &AnsiString, TRUE);
     if (NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
-        if (Face->style_name[0] && strcmp(Face->style_name, "Regular"))
+        if (Face->style_name && Face->style_name[0] &&
+            strcmp(Face->style_name, "Regular") != 0)
         {
             RtlInitAnsiString(&AnsiString, Face->style_name);
             Status = RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&Entry->StyleName, &AnsiString, TRUE);