diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c b/reactos/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c
index 9142a39958d..c8da9744592 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/msafd/misc/dllmain.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ DWORD DebugTraceLevel = 0;
 HANDLE GlobalHeap;
 WSPUPCALLTABLE Upcalls;
 LPWPUCOMPLETEOVERLAPPEDREQUEST lpWPUCompleteOverlappedRequest;
-ULONG SocketCount = 0;
 PSOCKET_INFORMATION SocketListHead = NULL;
 LIST_ENTRY SockHelpersListHead = { NULL, NULL };
 ULONG SockAsyncThreadRefCount;
@@ -2267,6 +2266,9 @@ GetSocketStructure(SOCKET Handle)
 {
     PSOCKET_INFORMATION CurrentSocket;
 
+    if (!SocketListHead)
+        return NULL;
+
     /* This is a special case */
     if (SocketListHead->Handle == Handle)
         return SocketListHead;