diff --git a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp
index 3ec585e..5134b28 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@
 )
 {
     Target *target = m_exe_ctx.GetTargetPtr();
+    
+    if (!target)
+        target = Host::GetDummyTarget(m_interpreter.GetDebugger()).get();
+    
     if (target)
     {
         lldb::ValueObjectSP result_valobj_sp;