diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index 4cfb71c..d02f692 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -4568,7 +4568,8 @@ reduce_dependencies(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *te, TocEntry *ready_list)
 		 */
 		if (otherte->depCount == 0 &&
 			_tocEntryRestorePass(otherte) == AH->restorePass &&
-			otherte->par_prev != NULL)
+			otherte->par_prev != NULL &&
+			ready_list != NULL)
 		{
 			/* It must be in the pending list, so remove it ... */
 			par_list_remove(otherte);