diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c
index a56e7d28ef7..aef5aea5bac 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ static void rna_ParticleHairKey_location_object_get(PointerRNA *ptr, float *valu
 
   if (pa) {
     Mesh *hair_mesh = (psmd->psys->flag & PSYS_HAIR_DYNAMICS) ? psmd->psys->hair_out_mesh : NULL;
-    const MVert *verts = BKE_mesh_verts(hair_mesh);
     if (hair_mesh) {
+      const MVert *verts = BKE_mesh_verts(hair_mesh);
       const MVert *mv = &verts[pa->hair_index + (hkey - pa->hair)];
       copy_v3_v3(values, mv->co);
     }