diff --git a/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_exporter.cc b/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_exporter.cc
index 11c63461ab4..1fb59357f5d 100644
--- a/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_exporter.cc
+++ b/source/blender/alembic/intern/abc_exporter.cc
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void AbcExporter::createShapeWriter(Object *ob, Object *dupliObParent)
 		{
 			Mesh *me = static_cast<Mesh *>(ob->data);
 
-			if (!me || me->totvert == 0) {
+			if (!me) {
 				return;
 			}