diff --git a/src/scheduler.c b/src/scheduler.c
index 37b262d83bf1370e280e57b95c10ebd4d7f05802..0028c98314425a92f455456d4b20e235b9d34c13 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.c
+++ b/src/scheduler.c
@@ -792,6 +792,12 @@ void rt_enter_critical(void)
     level = rt_hw_local_irq_disable();
 
     current_thread = rt_cpu_self()->current_thread;
+    if (!current_thread)
+    {
+        rt_hw_local_irq_enable(level);
+        return ;
+    }
+
     /*
      * the maximal number of nest is RT_UINT16_MAX, which is big
      * enough and does not check here
@@ -842,6 +848,11 @@ void rt_exit_critical(void)
     level = rt_hw_local_irq_disable();
 
     current_thread = rt_cpu_self()->current_thread;
+    if (!current_thread)
+    {
+        rt_hw_local_irq_enable(level);
+        return ;
+    }
 
     current_thread->scheduler_lock_nest --;