Index: clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-tidy/misc/VirtualNearMissCheck.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-tidy/misc/VirtualNearMissCheck.cpp
+++ clang-tools-extra/trunk/clang-tidy/misc/VirtualNearMissCheck.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
   if (DRD == nullptr || BRD == nullptr)
     return false;
 
+  if (!DRD->hasDefinition() || !BRD->hasDefinition())
+    return false;
+
   if (DRD == BRD)
     return true;
 
Index: clang-tools-extra/trunk/test/clang-tidy/misc-virtual-near-miss.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tools-extra/trunk/test/clang-tidy/misc-virtual-near-miss.cpp
+++ clang-tools-extra/trunk/test/clang-tidy/misc-virtual-near-miss.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 // RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s misc-virtual-near-miss %t
 
+class NoDefinedClass1;
+class NoDefinedClass2;
+
 struct Base {
   virtual void func();
   virtual void gunk();
   virtual ~Base();
   virtual Base &operator=(const Base &);
+  virtual NoDefinedClass1 *f();
 };
 
 struct Derived : Base {
@@ -24,6 +28,8 @@
   // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:3: warning: method 'Derived::fun' has {{.*}} 'Base::func'
 
   Derived &operator==(const Base &); // Should not warn: operators are ignored.
+
+  virtual NoDefinedClass2 *f1(); // Should not crash: non-defined class return type is ignored.
 };
 
 typedef Derived derived_type;