diff --git a/shell/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm b/shell/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
index bfbc5e3035..b7da7e7666 100644
--- a/shell/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
+++ b/shell/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ static base::scoped_nsobject<NSMenu> recentDocumentsMenuSwap_;
 - (void)menuDidClose:(NSMenu*)menu {
   if (isMenuOpen_) {
     isMenuOpen_ = NO;
-    model_->MenuWillClose();
+    if (model_)
+      model_->MenuWillClose();
     // Post async task so that itemSelected runs before the close callback
     // deletes the controller from the map which deallocates it
     if (!closeCallback.is_null()) {