diff --git a/src/mpt/library/library.hpp b/src/mpt/library/library.hpp
index 1b20277aff..09bf41fa14 100644
--- a/src/mpt/library/library.hpp
+++ b/src/mpt/library/library.hpp
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ class library {
 
 #endif
 
+		if (!hModule) {
+			return std::nullopt;
+		}
+
 		return library{hModule};
 	}