diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_MovieClipOperation.cpp b/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_MovieClipOperation.cpp
index 7b5c2e823ac..76dc093035c 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_MovieClipOperation.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_MovieClipOperation.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void MovieClipBaseOperation::executePixel(float output[4], float x, float y, Pix
 	if (ibuf == NULL || x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= this->getWidth() || y >= this->getHeight() ) {
 		zero_v4(output);
 	}
-	if (ibuf->rect == NULL && ibuf->rect_float == NULL) {
+	else if (ibuf->rect == NULL && ibuf->rect_float == NULL) {
 		/* Happens for multilayer exr, i.e. */
 		zero_v4(output);
 	}