diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 0885501203276036d387ece84550fa9f5e2e29a0..876e41e84a2a2dbd65a4f11f5cf3b6a66f5fb94c 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -2169,8 +2169,10 @@ Compaction* VersionSet::PickCompactionUniversal(int level, double score) {
   }
 
   // update statistics
-  options_->statistics->measureTime(NUM_FILES_IN_SINGLE_COMPACTION,
-                                     c->inputs_[0].size());
+  if (options_->statistics != nullptr) {
+    options_->statistics->measureTime(NUM_FILES_IN_SINGLE_COMPACTION,
+                                      c->inputs_[0].size());
+  }
 
   c->input_version_ = current_;
   c->input_version_->Ref();