diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (m_terminalPanel->hasProgramRunning() && GeneralSettings::confirmClosingTerminalRunningProgram() && closedByUser) {
+    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->hasProgramRunning() && GeneralSettings::confirmClosingTerminalRunningProgram() && closedByUser) {
         // Ask if the user really wants to quit Dolphin with a program that is still running in the Terminal panel
         // Open a confirmation dialog with 3 buttons:
         // QDialogButtonBox::Yes    -> Quit
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
 
 void DolphinMainWindow::slotStorageTearDownFromPlacesRequested(const QString& mountPath)
 {
-    if (m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(mountPath)) {
+    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(mountPath)) {
         m_tearDownFromPlacesRequested = true;
         m_terminalPanel->goHome();
         // m_placesPanel->proceedWithTearDown() will be called in slotTerminalDirectoryChanged
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
 
 void DolphinMainWindow::slotStorageTearDownExternallyRequested(const QString& mountPath)
 {
-    if (m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(mountPath)) {
+    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(mountPath)) {
         m_tearDownFromPlacesRequested = false;
         m_terminalPanel->goHome();
     }