diff --git a/frameworks/kits/wantagent/src/pending_want.cpp b/frameworks/kits/wantagent/src/pending_want.cpp
index b18bd56d754598dcc72799d376755c1df10b8687..70fca1a07249f5491b1be9801bbc98a9b429a33a 100644
--- a/frameworks/kits/wantagent/src/pending_want.cpp
+++ b/frameworks/kits/wantagent/src/pending_want.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Want> PendingWant::GetWant(const sptr<AAFwk::IWantSender> &targe
 
 bool PendingWant::Marshalling(Parcel &parcel) const
 {
+    if (target_ == nullptr) {
+        HILOG_ERROR("invalid tatget.");
+        return false;
+    }
     if (!parcel.WriteParcelable(target_->AsObject())) {
         WANT_AGENT_LOGE("parcel WriteString failed");
         return false;