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diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/external.c b/erts/emulator/beam/external.c
index 9b9b4b2a62..45d1f7514e 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/external.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/external.c
@@ -3056,6 +3056,8 @@ dec_term(ErtsDistExternal *edep, Eterm** hpp, byte* ep, ErlOffHeap* off_heap,
big = make_small(0);
} else {
big = bytes_to_big(first, n, neg, hp);
+ if (is_nil(big))
+ goto error;
if (is_big(big)) {
hp += big_arity(big) + 1;
}