diff --git a/src/wast-parser.cc b/src/wast-parser.cc
index f950512f01..897a7bdf59 100644
--- a/src/wast-parser.cc
+++ b/src/wast-parser.cc
@@ -3439,7 +3439,11 @@ Result WastParser::ParseModuleCommand(Script* script, CommandPtr* out_command) {
                 error.loc.offset, error.message.c_str());
         }
       }
-      *module = std::move(*m.get());
+      if (m) {
+        *module = std::move(*m.get());
+      } else {
+        return Result::Error;  // Handle the null case appropriately
+      }
       *out_command = std::move(command);
       break;
   }
diff --git a/test/regress/error-quote-module.txt b/test/regress/error-quote-module.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c42ee6173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regress/error-quote-module.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;;; TOOL: wat2wasm
+;;; ERROR: 1
+(module quote "\7c")
+(;; STDERR ;;;
+out/test/regress/error-quote-module.txt:3:2: error: error in quoted module: @0x100000001: unexpected token "|", expected a module field or a module.
+(module quote "\7c")
+ ^^^^^^
+;;; STDERR ;;)