diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java
index abf62568da..d1f5b9cacf 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/SQLDialect.java
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ public enum SQLDialect {
      * The name of this dialect as it appears in related package names.
      */
     public final String getNameLC() {
-        return name.toLowerCase();
+        return name == null ? null : name.toLowerCase();
     }
 
     /**
      * The name of this dialect as it appears in related enum values.
      */
     public final String getNameUC() {
-        return name.toUpperCase();
+        return name == null ? null : name.toUpperCase();
     }
 }