gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
index 8e043747e..b349d7ba7 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
@@ -694,25 +694,27 @@ static CURLcode ssh_force_knownhost_key_type(struct connectdata *conn)
     while(!libssh2_knownhost_get(sshc->kh, &store, store)) {
       /* For non-standard ports, the name will be enclosed in */
       /* square brackets, followed by a colon and the port */
-      if(store->name[0] == '[') {
-        kh_name_end = strstr(store->name, "]:");
-        if(!kh_name_end) {
-          infof(data, "Invalid host pattern %s in %s\n",
-                store->name, data->set.str[STRING_SSH_KNOWNHOSTS]);
-          continue;
-        }
-        port = atoi(kh_name_end + 2);
-        if(kh_name_end && (port == conn->remote_port)) {
-          kh_name_size = strlen(store->name) - 1 - strlen(kh_name_end);
-          if(strncmp(store->name + 1, conn->host.name, kh_name_size) == 0) {
-            found = true;
-            break;
+      if(store->name != NULL) {
+        if(store->name[0] == '[') {
+          kh_name_end = strstr(store->name, "]:");
+          if(!kh_name_end) {
+            infof(data, "Invalid host pattern %s in %s\n", store->name,
+                  data->set.str[STRING_SSH_KNOWNHOSTS]);
+            continue;
+          }
+          port = atoi(kh_name_end + 2);
+          if(kh_name_end && (port == conn->remote_port)) {
+            kh_name_size = strlen(store->name) - 1 - strlen(kh_name_end);
+            if(strncmp(store->name + 1, conn->host.name, kh_name_size) == 0) {
+              found = true;
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
-      }
-      else if(strcmp(store->name, conn->host.name) == 0) {