diff --git a/core/autoload/buffers.el b/core/autoload/buffers.el
index 6df8d44c1..4c69ef253 100644
--- a/core/autoload/buffers.el
+++ b/core/autoload/buffers.el
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ If BUFFER-OR-NAME is omitted or nil, the current buffer is tested."
       (stringp buffer-or-name)
       (signal 'wrong-type-argument (list '(bufferp stringp) buffer-or-name)))
   (when-let* ((buf (get-buffer buffer-or-name)))
-    (and (not (doom-temp-buffer-p buf))
+    (and (buffer-live-p buf)
+         (not (doom-temp-buffer-p buf))
          (or (buffer-local-value 'doom-real-buffer-p buf)
              (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'doom-real-buffer-functions buf)
              (not (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'doom-unreal-buffer-functions buf))))))