1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/bearer/qnetworksession.cpp b/src/network/bearer/qnetworksession.cpp
index 471d322998..1636bcee97 100644
--- a/src/network/bearer/qnetworksession.cpp
+++ b/src/network/bearer/qnetworksession.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ QNetworkSession::QNetworkSession(const QNetworkConfiguration &connectionConfig,
 
     // invalid configuration
     if (!connectionConfig.identifier().isEmpty()) {
-        const auto engines = qNetworkConfigurationManagerPrivate()->engines();
+        auto priv = qNetworkConfigurationManagerPrivate();
+        const auto engines = priv ? priv->engines() : QList<QBearerEngine *>();
         for (QBearerEngine *engine : engines) {
             if (engine->hasIdentifier(connectionConfig.identifier())) {
                 d = engine->createSessionBackend();