diff --git a/main/loader.c b/main/loader.c
index 8a3d18bdbd81caafa9d7def1c2cc012e6d3dd630..0249af9d81e4790033aa7aa7f75c07a7347b2612 100644
--- a/main/loader.c
+++ b/main/loader.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static enum ast_module_load_result load_resource(const char *resource_name, unsi
 		return required ? AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE : AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
 
-	if (!mod->lib && mod->info->backup_globals()) {
+	if (!mod->lib && mod->info->backup_globals && mod->info->backup_globals()) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Module '%s' was unable to backup its global data.\n", resource_name);
 		return required ? AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE : AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}