diff --git a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDWIMPrint.cpp b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDWIMPrint.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDWIMPrint.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDWIMPrint.cpp
@@ -88,8 +88,11 @@
   if (StackFrame *frame = m_exe_ctx.GetFramePtr()) {
     auto valobj_sp = frame->FindVariable(ConstString(expr));
     if (valobj_sp && valobj_sp->GetError().Success()) {
-      if (!eval_options.GetSuppressPersistentResult())
-        valobj_sp = valobj_sp->Persist();
+      if (!eval_options.GetSuppressPersistentResult()) {
+        auto persisted_valobj = valobj_sp->Persist();
+        if (persisted_valobj)
+          valobj_sp = persisted_valobj;
+      }
 
       if (verbosity == eDWIMPrintVerbosityFull) {
         StringRef flags;