diff --git a/lib/linter/code-path-analysis/code-path-analyzer.js b/lib/linter/code-path-analysis/code-path-analyzer.js
index 8a623e33ea06..0ad66f9e6ef6 100644
--- a/lib/linter/code-path-analysis/code-path-analyzer.js
+++ b/lib/linter/code-path-analysis/code-path-analyzer.js
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ function isIdentifierReference(node) {
  */
 function forwardCurrentToHead(analyzer, node) {
     const codePath = analyzer.codePath;
+
+    if (!codePath) {
+        return;
+    }
     const state = CodePath.getState(codePath);
     const currentSegments = state.currentSegments;
     const headSegments = state.headSegments;