1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/mutexattrgettype.c b/cpukit/posix/src/mutexattrgettype.c
index 2d392967a3..59b69de0d9 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/mutexattrgettype.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/mutexattrgettype.c
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ int pthread_mutexattr_gettype(
   int                       *type
 )
 {
-  if ( !attr || !attr->is_initialized || !type )
+  if ( !attr )
+    return EINVAL;
+
+  if ( !attr->is_initialized )
+    return EINVAL;
+
+  if ( !type )
     return EINVAL;
 
   *type = attr->type;