diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp
index 95e00a1d0a..2d6e7cb212 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ void PadHandlerBase::TranslateButtonPress(const std::shared_ptr<PadDevice>& devi
 
 bool PadHandlerBase::bindPadToDevice(std::shared_ptr<Pad> pad, const std::string& device, u8 player_id)
 {
+	if (!pad)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	std::shared_ptr<PadDevice> pad_device = get_device(device);
 	if (!pad_device)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/keyboard_pad_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/keyboard_pad_handler.cpp
index a8f323b3de..72982c23ff 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/keyboard_pad_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/keyboard_pad_handler.cpp
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ std::string keyboard_pad_handler::native_scan_code_to_string(int native_scan_cod
 
 bool keyboard_pad_handler::bindPadToDevice(std::shared_ptr<Pad> pad, const std::string& device, u8 player_id)
 {
-	if (device != pad::keyboard_device_name)
+	if (!pad || device != pad::keyboard_device_name)
 		return false;
 
 	m_pad_configs[player_id].from_string(g_cfg_input.player[player_id]->config.to_string());