diff --git a/lib/bundler/lazy_specification.rb b/lib/bundler/lazy_specification.rb
index 993952c23bf..d9cb01f810e 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/lazy_specification.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/lazy_specification.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def __materialize__
             "To use the platform-specific version of the gem, run `bundle config specific_platform true` and install again."
           search = source.specs.search(self).last
         end
-        search.dependencies = dependencies if search.is_a?(RemoteSpecification) || search.is_a?(EndpointSpecification)
+        search.dependencies = dependencies if search && (search.is_a?(RemoteSpecification) || search.is_a?(EndpointSpecification))
         search
       end
     end