diff --git a/indra/newview/llhints.cpp b/indra/newview/llhints.cpp
index 722d67caf9b07f874f45ca79d2da48d4f6fb804c..b5e676e626021b92b30171c42ab0f550fcdd92a7 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llhints.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llhints.cpp
@@ -213,19 +213,22 @@ void LLHintPopup::draw()
 		alpha = clamp_rescale(mFadeTimer.getElapsedTimeF32(), 0.f, mFadeInTime, 0.f, 1.f);
 	}
 	
-	LLIconCtrl& hint_icon = getChildRef<LLIconCtrl>("hint_image");
+	LLIconCtrl* hint_icon = findChild<LLIconCtrl>("hint_image");
 
-	LLUIImagePtr hint_image = hint_icon.getImage();
-	S32 image_height = hint_image.isNull() ? 0 : hint_image->getHeight();
-	S32 image_width = hint_image.isNull() ? 0 : hint_image->getWidth();
+	if (hint_icon)
+	{
+		LLUIImagePtr hint_image = hint_icon.getImage();
+		S32 image_height = hint_image.isNull() ? 0 : hint_image->getHeight();
+		S32 image_width = hint_image.isNull() ? 0 : hint_image->getWidth();
 
-	S32 delta_height = image_height - hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->getRect().getHeight();
-	hint_icon.getParent()->reshape(image_width, hint_icon.getParent()->getRect().getHeight());
-	hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->reshape(hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->getRect().getWidth(), image_height);
-	hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->translate(0, -delta_height);
+		S32 delta_height = image_height - hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->getRect().getHeight();
+		hint_icon.getParent()->reshape(image_width, hint_icon.getParent()->getRect().getHeight());
+		hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->reshape(hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->getRect().getWidth(), image_height);
+		hint_icon.getParent()->getParent()->translate(0, -delta_height);
 
-	LLRect hint_rect = getLocalRect();
-	reshape(hint_rect.getWidth(), hint_rect.getHeight() + delta_height);
+		LLRect hint_rect = getLocalRect();
+		reshape(hint_rect.getWidth(), hint_rect.getHeight() + delta_height);
+	}
 
 	{	LLViewDrawContext context(alpha);