diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.c
index 9a8f6d284f3..3dfe3966e2f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void paint_brush_slot_remove(Paint *p)
 
 int paint_facesel_test(Object *ob)
 {
-	return (ob && (((Mesh *)ob->data)->editflag & ME_EDIT_PAINT_MASK) && (ob->mode & (OB_MODE_VERTEX_PAINT|OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT|OB_MODE_TEXTURE_PAINT)));
+	return (ob && ob->data && (((Mesh *)ob->data)->editflag & ME_EDIT_PAINT_MASK) && (ob->mode & (OB_MODE_VERTEX_PAINT|OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT|OB_MODE_TEXTURE_PAINT)));
 }
 
 void paint_init(Paint *p, const char col[3])