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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ A total of 24 issues were closed in this release:
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`d705c4c`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/d705c4ce5bd726a4be870909e5c62b87927858c5) - **refactor:** guard against `null` and `undefined` _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`27f1ef7`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/27f1ef7f2cc984271a6de66ad2dff042651e750a) - **test:** ensure full branch coverage _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`1908bae`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/1908bae6fe4852798ed12f620b59af50f762f2e5) - **feat:** add support for `struct` and `DataType` dtype values _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`a83bb3d`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/a83bb3d053dd235dff135913f0c582e5c4391b80) - **refactor:** use assertion utility _(by Athan Reines)_

base/bytes-per-element/lib/main.js

@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ function bytesPerElement( dtype ) {
 	if ( isString( dtype ) ) {
 		return BYTES_PER_ELEMENT[ dtype ] || null;
 	}
-	v = dtype.byteLength;
-	if ( isPositiveInteger( v ) ) {
-		return v;
+	if ( dtype ) {
+		v = dtype.byteLength;
+		if ( isPositiveInteger( v ) ) {
+			return v;
+		}
 	}
 	return null;
 }