diff --git a/src/runtime/trace2status.go b/src/runtime/trace2status.go
index c4a0eced8c..a4a8905196 100644
--- a/src/runtime/trace2status.go
+++ b/src/runtime/trace2status.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (w traceWriter) writeProcStatusForP(pp *p, inSTW bool) traceWriter {
 		// but it still owns the P (it's not in _Psyscall yet). The goroutine entering
 		// _Gsyscall is the tracer's signal that the P its bound to is also in a syscall,
 		// so we need to emit a status that matches. See #64318.
-		if w.mp.p.ptr() == pp && readgstatus(w.mp.curg)&^_Gscan == _Gsyscall {
+		if w.mp.p.ptr() == pp && w.mp.curg != nil && readgstatus(w.mp.curg)&^_Gscan == _Gsyscall {
 			status = traceProcSyscall
 		}
 	case _Psyscall: