diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
index b22d1c45a8da35bf7cca6828a4fd062520734dce..911575138b611abaea0dce27f2004201d2604d8a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
@@ -3320,6 +3320,10 @@ bool LLVOVolume::canBeAnimatedObject() const
     {
         return false;
     }
+	if (!getVolume())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 	const LLMeshSkinInfo* skin = gMeshRepo.getSkinInfo(getVolume()->getParams().getSculptID(), this);
     if (!skin)
     {