diff --git a/io_scene_x3d/import_x3d.py b/io_scene_x3d/import_x3d.py
index 6b2c7afc3..bff213af7 100644
--- a/io_scene_x3d/import_x3d.py
+++ b/io_scene_x3d/import_x3d.py
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ def importMesh_IndexedFaceSet(geom, ancestry):
 
     ccw = geom.getFieldAsBool('ccw', True, ancestry)
     coord = geom.getChildBySpec('Coordinate')
-    if coord.reference:
+    if coord.reference and coord.getRealNode().parsed:
         points = coord.getRealNode().parsed
         # We need unflattened coord array here, while
         # importMesh_ReadVertices uses flattened. Can't cache both :(