diff --git a/src/common/dcbufcmn.cpp b/src/common/dcbufcmn.cpp
index 1d339f8ba0..23055c2187 100644
--- a/src/common/dcbufcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcbufcmn.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void wxBufferedDC::UseBuffer(wxCoord w, wxCoord h)
 
     // now that the DC is valid we can inherit the attributes (fonts, colours,
     // layout direction, ...) from the original DC
-    if ( m_dc->IsOk() )
+    if ( m_dc && m_dc->IsOk() )
         CopyAttributes(*m_dc);
 }