diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c16edf3..0de2e59e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- binja: fix a crash during feature extraction when the MLIL is unavaiable @xusheng6 #2714 
+
 ### capa Explorer Web
 
 ### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/binja/function.py b/capa/features/extractors/binja/function.py
index 707c572e..b52c8058 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/binja/function.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/binja/function.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from binaryninja import (
     Function,
     BinaryView,
     SymbolType,
-    ILException,
     RegisterValueType,
     VariableSourceType,
     LowLevelILOperation,
@@ -192,9 +191,8 @@ def extract_stackstring(fh: FunctionHandle):
     if bv is None:
         return
 
-    try:
-        mlil = func.mlil
-    except ILException:
+    mlil = func.mlil
+    if mlil is None:
         return
 
     for block in mlil.basic_blocks: