diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/drwtrans.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/drwtrans.cxx
index e76b0e783734..5314f059e1f5 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/drwtrans.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/drwtrans.cxx
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ ScDrawTransferObj::~ScDrawTransferObj()
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
 
     ScModule* pScMod = SC_MOD();
-    if ( pScMod->GetDragData().pDrawTransfer == this )
+    if (pScMod && pScMod->GetDragData().pDrawTransfer == this)
     {
         OSL_FAIL("ScDrawTransferObj wasn't released");
         pScMod->ResetDragObject();