diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/RecordDecompiler.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/RecordDecompiler.cs
index 2d832dfd74..6ddc23b437 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/RecordDecompiler.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/RecordDecompiler.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public RecordDecompiler(IDecompilerTypeSystem dts, ITypeDefinition recordTypeDef
 			this.settings = settings;
 			this.cancellationToken = cancellationToken;
 			this.baseClass = recordTypeDef.DirectBaseTypes.FirstOrDefault(b => b.Kind == TypeKind.Class);
-			this.isStruct = baseClass.IsKnownType(KnownTypeCode.ValueType);
-			this.isInheritedRecord = !isStruct && !baseClass.IsKnownType(KnownTypeCode.Object);
+			this.isStruct = baseClass?.IsKnownType(KnownTypeCode.ValueType) ?? false;
+			this.isInheritedRecord = !isStruct && !(baseClass?.IsKnownType(KnownTypeCode.Object) ?? false);
 			this.isSealed = recordTypeDef.IsSealed;
 			DetectAutomaticProperties();
 			this.orderedMembers = DetectMemberOrder(recordTypeDef, backingFieldToAutoProperty);
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ public bool MethodIsGenerated(IMethod method)
 						// virtual bool Equals(R? other): generated unless user-declared
 						return IsGeneratedEquals(method);
 					}
-					else if (isInheritedRecord && NormalizeTypeVisitor.TypeErasure.EquivalentTypes(paramType, baseClass) && method.IsOverride)
+					else if (isInheritedRecord && baseClass != null && NormalizeTypeVisitor.TypeErasure.EquivalentTypes(paramType, baseClass) && method.IsOverride)
 					{
 						// override bool Equals(BaseClass? obj): always generated
 						return true;
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ private bool IsGeneratedEquals(IMethod method)
 						return false;
 					if (!(conditions[pos] is Call { Method: { Name: "Equals" } } call))
 						return false;
-					if (!NormalizeTypeVisitor.TypeErasure.EquivalentTypes(call.Method.DeclaringType, baseClass))
+					if (baseClass != null && !NormalizeTypeVisitor.TypeErasure.EquivalentTypes(call.Method.DeclaringType, baseClass))
 						return false;
 					if (call.Arguments.Count != 2)
 						return false;