diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 9b84b333d..86f8a2f29 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.44 - 
 ====================================
+  Fix segfault when invalid field given in reporting commands.
   Refactor init_lvm() for lvmcmdline and clvmd.
   Add liblvm interactive test infrastructure to build.
   Use better random seed value in temp file creation.
diff --git a/lib/report/report.c b/lib/report/report.c
index 4c164c9b4..a439c80f3 100644
--- a/lib/report/report.c
+++ b/lib/report/report.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ void *report_init(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *format, const char *keys,
 	rh = dm_report_init(report_type, _report_types, _fields, format,
 			    separator, report_flags, keys, cmd);
 
-	if (field_prefixes)
+	if (rh && field_prefixes)
 		dm_report_set_output_field_name_prefix(rh, "lvm2_");
 
 	return rh;