diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/MsvcStlSmartPointer.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/MsvcStlSmartPointer.cpp
index 4a51879863f17..b1aecc4b6611a 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/MsvcStlSmartPointer.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/MsvcStlSmartPointer.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 using namespace lldb;
 
 bool lldb_private::formatters::IsMsvcStlSmartPointer(ValueObject &valobj) {
-  return valobj.GetChildMemberWithName("_Ptr") != nullptr;
+  if (auto valobj_sp = valobj.GetNonSyntheticValue())
+    return valobj_sp->GetChildMemberWithName("_Ptr") != nullptr;
+
+  return false;
 }
 
 bool lldb_private::formatters::MsvcStlSmartPointerSummaryProvider(