diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp
index c2c522bce39..0e43cb3eea1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ PythonRunConfigurationFactory::PythonRunConfigurationFactory()
 PythonOutputFormatterFactory::PythonOutputFormatterFactory()
 {
     setFormatterCreator([](Target *t) -> OutputLineParser * {
-        if (t->project()->mimeType() == Constants::C_PY_MIMETYPE)
+        if (t && t->project()->mimeType() == Constants::C_PY_MIMETYPE)
             return new PythonOutputLineParser;
         return nullptr;
     });
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoutputformatter.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoutputformatter.cpp
index f7f485bda69..66ebffc433e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoutputformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoutputformatter.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void QtOutputLineParser::updateProjectFileList()
 QtOutputFormatterFactory::QtOutputFormatterFactory()
 {
     setFormatterCreator([](Target *t) -> OutputLineParser * {
-        BaseQtVersion *qt = QtKitAspect::qtVersion(t->kit());
+        BaseQtVersion *qt = QtKitAspect::qtVersion(t ? t->kit() : nullptr);
         return qt ? new QtOutputLineParser(t) : nullptr;
     });
 }