diff --git a/libsepol/src/hierarchy.c b/libsepol/src/hierarchy.c
index 8919daa79e..325b2fb7d6 100644
--- a/libsepol/src/hierarchy.c
+++ b/libsepol/src/hierarchy.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ int bounds_check_users(sepol_handle_t *handle, policydb_t *p)
 	prefix##_datum_t *parent;					\
 	char *parent_name, *datum_name, *tmp;				\
 									\
-	if (!datum->bounds) {						\
+	if (p->p_##prefix##_val_to_name && !datum->bounds) {		\
 		datum_name = p->p_##prefix##_val_to_name[datum->s.value - 1]; \
 									\
 		tmp = strrchr(datum_name, '.');				\