diff --git a/analysis/org.eclipse.tracecompass.analysis.os.linux.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/analysis/os/linux/core/kernel/handlers/IrqExitHandler.java b/analysis/org.eclipse.tracecompass.analysis.os.linux.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/analysis/os/linux/core/kernel/handlers/IrqExitHandler.java
index 70ac4656dc..fd3d5b1cc6 100644
--- a/analysis/org.eclipse.tracecompass.analysis.os.linux.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/analysis/os/linux/core/kernel/handlers/IrqExitHandler.java
+++ b/analysis/org.eclipse.tracecompass.analysis.os.linux.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/analysis/os/linux/core/kernel/handlers/IrqExitHandler.java
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ public void handleEvent(ITmfStateSystemBuilder ss, ITmfEvent event) throws Attri
                 break;
             }
         }
+        if (quark == ITmfStateSystem.INVALID_ATTRIBUTE) {
+            /* No irq entry was found */
+            return;
+        }
         String name = ss.getAttributeName(quark);
         /* Put this IRQ back to inactive in the resource tree */
         long timestamp = KernelEventHandlerUtils.getTimestamp(event);