diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_text.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_text.c
index 7ccc70cc7fa..9653ecbe1e3 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_text.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_text.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static PyObject *bpy_rna_region_as_string(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObje
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  if (PyDict_GET_SIZE(kwds) > 0) {
+  if (kwds && PyDict_GET_SIZE(kwds) > 0) {
     txt_sel_set(text, region.curl, region.curc, region.sell, region.selc);
   }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static PyObject *bpy_rna_region_from_string(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyOb
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  if (PyDict_GET_SIZE(kwds) > 0) {
+  if (kwds && PyDict_GET_SIZE(kwds) > 0) {
     txt_sel_set(text, region.curl, region.curc, region.sell, region.selc);
   }