diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
index 5de5cb04151..ea16b08319b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
@@ -10858,6 +10858,9 @@ private Annotation findAnnotation(Annotation[] annotations, int typeBit) {
 public void missingNonNullByDefaultAnnotation(TypeDeclaration type) {
 	int severity;
 	CompilationUnitDeclaration compUnitDecl = type.getCompilationUnitDeclaration();
+	if (compUnitDecl == null) {
+		return;
+	}
 	String[] arguments;
 	if (compUnitDecl.currentPackage == null) {
 		severity = computeSeverity(IProblem.MissingNonNullByDefaultAnnotationOnType);