diff --git a/arch/x86/stage1.c b/arch/x86/stage1.c
index ac1a0e8410..5753d9846f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/stage1.c
+++ b/arch/x86/stage1.c
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ void __attribute__((stdcall)) stage1_main(u32 bist)
 			entry = newentry;
 	}
 	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "all loaded, entry %p\n", entry);
-	run_address(entry);
+	if (entry)
+		run_address(entry);
 
 	die("FATAL: No usable payload found.\n");