@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ public JCodeModel process(AnnotationElements validatedModel) throws Exception {
 			Set<AnnotatedAndRootElements> ancestorAnnotatedElements = validatedModel.getAncestorAnnotatedElements(target.getName());
 			for (AnnotatedAndRootElements elements : ancestorAnnotatedElements) {
 				EBeanHolder holder = eBeansHolder.getEBeanHolder(elements.rootTypeElement);
-				processor.process(elements.annotatedElement, codeModel, holder);
+				/*
+				 * Annotations coming from ancestors may be applied to root
+				 * elements that are not validated, and therefore not available.
+				 */
+				if (holder != null) {
+					processor.process(elements.annotatedElement, codeModel, holder);
+				}
 			}
 		}
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`@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ public JCodeModel process(AnnotationElements validatedModel) throws Exception {`
`99`	`99`	`Set<AnnotatedAndRootElements> ancestorAnnotatedElements = validatedModel.getAncestorAnnotatedElements(target.getName());`
`100`	`100`	`for (AnnotatedAndRootElements elements : ancestorAnnotatedElements) {`
`101`	`101`	`EBeanHolder holder = eBeansHolder.getEBeanHolder(elements.rootTypeElement);`
`102`		`- processor.process(elements.annotatedElement, codeModel, holder);`
	`102`	`+ /*`
	`103`	`+ * Annotations coming from ancestors may be applied to root`
	`104`	`+ * elements that are not validated, and therefore not available.`
	`105`	`+ */`
	`106`	`+ if (holder != null) {`
	`107`	`+ processor.process(elements.annotatedElement, codeModel, holder);`
	`108`	`+ }`
`103`	`109`	`}`
`104`	`110`	`}`
`105`	`111`