diff --git a/src/Squirrel/TrayHelper.cs b/src/Squirrel/TrayHelper.cs
index a4ed07cf5..b5eea0a3f 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel/TrayHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Squirrel/TrayHelper.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public unsafe void RemoveDeadEntries(List<string> executablesInPackage, string r
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (iconStreamData.Length < 20) return;
+            if (iconStreamData == null || iconStreamData.Length < 20) return;
             var toKeep = new List<byte[]>();
             var header = default(IconStreamsHeader);