diff --git a/pform.cc b/pform.cc
index 1fd04e6c5..14eb57a48 100644
--- a/pform.cc
+++ b/pform.cc
@@ -2138,9 +2138,11 @@ static void pform_makegate(PGBuiltin::Type type,
 	    return;
       }
 
-      for (list<PExpr*>::iterator cur = info.parms->begin()
-		 ; cur != info.parms->end() ; ++cur) {
-	    pform_declare_implicit_nets(*cur);
+      if (info.parms) {
+	    for (list<PExpr*>::iterator cur = info.parms->begin()
+		       ; cur != info.parms->end() ; ++cur) {
+		  pform_declare_implicit_nets(*cur);
+	    }
       }
 
       perm_string dev_name = lex_strings.make(info.name);