diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index 34066eb83..c7c9c6236 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -417,6 +417,16 @@ fn codegen_fn_body(fx: &mut FunctionCx<'_, '_, '_>, start_block: Block) {
                             Some(source_info.span),
                         );
                     }
+                    AssertKind::NullPointerDereference => {
+                        let location = fx.get_caller_location(source_info).load_scalar(fx);
+
+                        codegen_panic_inner(
+                            fx,
+                            rustc_hir::LangItem::PanicNullPointerDereference,
+                            &[location],
+                            Some(source_info.span),
+                        )
+                    }
                     _ => {
                         let location = fx.get_caller_location(source_info).load_scalar(fx);