diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/readability/StaticAccessedThroughInstanceCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/readability/StaticAccessedThroughInstanceCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/readability/StaticAccessedThroughInstanceCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/readability/StaticAccessedThroughInstanceCheck.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@
 
 static unsigned getNameSpecifierNestingLevel(const QualType &QType) {
   if (const ElaboratedType *ElType = QType->getAs<ElaboratedType>()) {
-    const NestedNameSpecifier *NestedSpecifiers = ElType->getQualifier();
-    unsigned NameSpecifierNestingLevel = 1;
-    do {
-      NameSpecifierNestingLevel++;
-      NestedSpecifiers = NestedSpecifiers->getPrefix();
-    } while (NestedSpecifiers);
-
-    return NameSpecifierNestingLevel;
+    if (const NestedNameSpecifier *NestedSpecifiers = ElType->getQualifier()) {
+      unsigned NameSpecifierNestingLevel = 1;
+      do {
+        NameSpecifierNestingLevel++;
+        NestedSpecifiers = NestedSpecifiers->getPrefix();
+      } while (NestedSpecifiers);
+
+      return NameSpecifierNestingLevel;
+    }
   }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/readability-static-accessed-through-instance.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/readability-static-accessed-through-instance.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/readability-static-accessed-through-instance.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/readability-static-accessed-through-instance.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,15 @@
 
   h<4>();
 }
+struct SP {
+  static int I;
+} P;
+
+void usep() {
+  P.I;
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:3: warning: static member
+  // CHECK-FIXES: {{^}}  struct SP::I;{{$}}
+}
 
 // Overloaded member access operator
 struct Q {