diff --git a/solaris/Platform.c b/solaris/Platform.c
index ff2e5c61..cf85a4c8 100644
--- a/solaris/Platform.c
+++ b/solaris/Platform.c
@@ -151,24 +151,22 @@ void Platform_getLoadAverage(double* one, double* five, double* fifteen) {
 }
 
 int Platform_getMaxPid() {
-   kstat_ctl_t* kc = NULL;
-   kstat_t* kshandle = NULL;
-   kvar_t* ksvar = NULL;
    int vproc = 32778; // Reasonable Solaris default
-   kc = kstat_open();
-   if (kc != NULL) {
-      kshandle = kstat_lookup(kc, "unix", 0, "var");
-   }
-   if (kshandle != NULL) {
-      kstat_read(kc, kshandle, NULL);
-   }
-   ksvar = kshandle->ks_data;
-   if (ksvar->v_proc > 0 ) {
-      vproc = ksvar->v_proc;
-   }
+
+   kstat_ctl_t* kc = kstat_open();
    if (kc != NULL) {
+      kstat_t* kshandle = kstat_lookup(kc, "unix", 0, "var");
+      if (kshandle != NULL) {
+         kstat_read(kc, kshandle, NULL);
+
+         kvar_t* ksvar = kshandle->ks_data;
+         if (ksvar && ksvar->v_proc > 0) {
+            vproc = ksvar->v_proc;
+         }
+      }
       kstat_close(kc);
    }
+
    return vproc;
 }