diff --git a/src/link/patch.c b/src/link/patch.c
index d9f56cea..aeab74b2 100644
--- a/src/link/patch.c
+++ b/src/link/patch.c
@@ -337,7 +337,11 @@ static int32_t computeRPNExpr(struct Patch const *patch,
 
 			symbol = getSymbol(fileSymbols, value);
 
-			if (strcmp(symbol->name, "@")) {
+			if (!symbol) {
+				error("%s: Unknown symbol \"%s\"",
+				      patch->fileName,
+				      fileSymbols[value]->name);
+			} else if (strcmp(symbol->name, "@")) {
 				value = symbol->value;
 				/* Symbols attached to sections have offsets */
 				if (symbol->section)
diff --git a/test/link/sym-noexist.asm b/test/link/sym-noexist.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6232128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/link/sym-noexist.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SECTION "Test", ROM0
+	jp where
+	dw nothing
diff --git a/test/link/sym-noexist.out b/test/link/sym-noexist.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..035c6e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/link/sym-noexist.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+error: sym-noexist.asm(3): Unknown symbol "nothing"
+error: sym-noexist.asm(2): Unknown symbol "where"
+Linking failed with 2 errors