diff --git a/grub-core/loader/xnu.c b/grub-core/loader/xnu.c
index 1a590dbc0..1c0cf6a43 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/xnu.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/xnu.c
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ grub_xnu_load_driver (char *infoplistname, grub_file_t binaryfile,
   char *name, *nameend;
   int namelen;
 
+  if (infoplistname == NULL)
+    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_FILENAME, N_("missing p-list filename"));
+
   name = get_name_ptr (infoplistname);
   nameend = grub_strchr (name, '/');
 
@@ -701,10 +704,7 @@ grub_xnu_load_driver (char *infoplistname, grub_file_t binaryfile,
   else
     macho = 0;
 
-  if (infoplistname)
-    infoplist = grub_file_open (infoplistname, GRUB_FILE_TYPE_XNU_INFO_PLIST);
-  else
-    infoplist = 0;
+  infoplist = grub_file_open (infoplistname, GRUB_FILE_TYPE_XNU_INFO_PLIST);
   grub_errno = GRUB_ERR_NONE;
   if (infoplist)
     {