diff --git a/src/imx8qxb0.c b/src/imx8qxb0.c
index c1ac1948f3baf5e6ccde926fb0c57ea4a293b2fb..200267d7578aaf21d7b9331507814723c4266c4f 100644
--- a/src/imx8qxb0.c
+++ b/src/imx8qxb0.c
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ int build_container_qx_qm_b0(soc_type_t soc, uint32_t sector_size, uint32_t ivt_
 		case SCFW:
 		case DATA:
 		case MSG_BLOCK:
+			if (container < 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "No container found\n");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
 			check_file(&sbuf, img_sp->filename);
 			tmp_filename = img_sp->filename;
 			set_image_array_entry(&imx_header.fhdr[container],
@@ -594,6 +598,10 @@ int build_container_qx_qm_b0(soc_type_t soc, uint32_t sector_size, uint32_t ivt_
 			break;
 
 		case SECO:
+			if (container < 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "No container found\n");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
 			check_file(&sbuf, img_sp->filename);
 			tmp_filename = img_sp->filename;
 			set_image_array_entry(&imx_header.fhdr[container],