diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/parsers.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/parsers.cpp
index 21c9773885..37b7afcb51 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/parsers.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/parsers.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ void sinsp_parser::process_event(sinsp_evt *evt) {
 	case PPME_SYSCALL_MKDIRAT_X:
 	case PPME_SYSCALL_UNLINKAT_2_X:
 	case PPME_SYSCALL_MKNODAT_X: {
+		if(evt->get_tinfo() == nullptr) {
+			break;
+		}
+
 		auto res = evt->get_param(0)->as<int64_t>();
 		if(res >= 0) {
 			// Only if successful
@@ -431,6 +435,10 @@ void sinsp_parser::process_event(sinsp_evt *evt) {
 		break;
 	}
 	case PPME_SYSCALL_SYMLINKAT_X: {
+		if(evt->get_tinfo() == nullptr) {
+			break;
+		}
+
 		auto res = evt->get_param(0)->as<int64_t>();
 		if(res >= 0) {
 			// Only if successful