diff --git a/modules/regex/regex.cpp b/modules/regex/regex.cpp
index 999a61e11a3..8d1e92b4e30 100644
--- a/modules/regex/regex.cpp
+++ b/modules/regex/regex.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ static void *_regex_malloc(PCRE2_SIZE size, void *user) {
 }
 
 static void _regex_free(void *ptr, void *user) {
-	memfree(ptr);
+	if (ptr) {
+		memfree(ptr);
+	}
 }
 
 int RegExMatch::_find(const Variant &p_name) const {