Index: src/libs/zbxdb/db.c
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--- src/libs/zbxdb/db.c	(revision 54194)
+++ src/libs/zbxdb/db.c	(working copy)
@@ -312,6 +312,12 @@
 #elif defined(HAVE_MYSQL)
 	conn = mysql_init(NULL);
 
+	if (NULL == conn)
+	{
+		zabbix_log(LOG_LEVEL_CRIT, "cannot initialize MYSQL connection object");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if (NULL == mysql_real_connect(conn, host, user, password, dbname, port, dbsocket, CLIENT_MULTI_STATEMENTS))
 	{
 		zabbix_errlog(ERR_Z3001, dbname, mysql_errno(conn), mysql_error(conn));