diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
index 841f7d81d..5c69e70e8 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ locked_pointer_set_cursor_position_hint (struct wl_client   *client,
 
   /* Ignore a set cursor hint that was already sent after the constraint
    * was cancelled. */
-  if (!constraint->resource || constraint->resource != resource)
+  if (!constraint || !constraint->resource || constraint->resource != resource)
     return;
 
   constraint->hint_set = TRUE;
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ locked_pointer_set_region (struct wl_client   *client,
   MetaWaylandRegion *region =
     region_resource ? wl_resource_get_user_data (region_resource) : NULL;
 
+  if (!constraint)
+    return;
+
   meta_wayland_pointer_constraint_set_pending_region (constraint, region);
 }
 
@@ -735,6 +738,9 @@ confined_pointer_set_region (struct wl_client   *client,
   MetaWaylandRegion *region =
     region_resource ? wl_resource_get_user_data (region_resource) : NULL;
 
+  if (!constraint)
+    return;
+
   meta_wayland_pointer_constraint_set_pending_region (constraint, region);
 }