diff --git a/PropertyAccessor.php b/PropertyAccessor.php
index 83f9a22..5f5c242 100644
--- a/PropertyAccessor.php
+++ b/PropertyAccessor.php
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ private function readProperty(array $zval, string $property, bool $ignoreInvalid
                         [$trace] = $e->getTrace();
 
                         // handle uninitialized properties in PHP >= 7
-                        if (__FILE__ === $trace['file']
+                        if (__FILE__ === ($trace['file'] ?? null)
                             && $name === $trace['function']
                             && $object instanceof $trace['class']
                             && preg_match('/Return value (?:of .*::\w+\(\) )?must be of (?:the )?type (\w+), null returned$/', $e->getMessage(), $matches)