diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeActions/ConvertToInitializer/AccessPath.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeActions/ConvertToInitializer/AccessPath.cs
index 6968c9675f..10cc5ae3f6 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeActions/ConvertToInitializer/AccessPath.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeActions/ConvertToInitializer/AccessPath.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp.Refactoring
 
 		public override bool Equals(object obj)
 		{
-			if (obj.GetType() != typeof(AccessPath))
+			if (obj == null || obj.GetType() != typeof(AccessPath))
 				return false;
 
 			var other = (AccessPath)obj;