diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
index eef784f5e..d9faf4b53 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ void HLERequestContext::ParseCommandBuffer(u32_le* src_cmdbuf, bool incoming) {
         if (incoming || domain_message_header) {
             domain_message_header =
                 std::make_unique<IPC::DomainMessageHeader>(rp.PopRaw<IPC::DomainMessageHeader>());
+        } else {
+            if (Session()->IsDomain())
+                LOG_WARNING(IPC, "Domain request has no DomainMessageHeader!");
         }
     }