diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_ops.c
index 6fe1ba0b817..317535738b0 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_ops.c
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ static void PALETTE_OT_extract_from_image(wmOperatorType *ot)
 static bool palette_sort_poll(bContext *C)
 {
   Paint *paint = BKE_paint_get_active_from_context(C);
+  if (!paint) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   Palette *palette = paint->palette;
   if (palette) {
     return true;