--- rpm-4.14.2.1.patched/lib/transaction.c	2018-10-22 11:22:25.071540970 +0200
+++ rpm-4.14.2.1/lib/transaction.c	2019-06-29 11:46:44.911485941 +0200
@@ -1152,7 +1152,8 @@
 		    break;
 		case TR_REMOVED:
 		    if (!beingRemoved) {
-			if (*rpmtdGetChar(&ostates) == RPMFILE_STATE_NORMAL)
+		        char *state = rpmtdGetChar(&ostates);
+			if (state && *state == RPMFILE_STATE_NORMAL)
 			    rpmfsSetAction(fs, recs[j].fileno, FA_SKIP);
 		    }
 		    break;