diff --git a/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp b/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp
index 5a8425e27..53d8c99d1 100644
--- a/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ IrrDriver::~IrrDriver()
 scene::IAnimatedMesh *IrrDriver::getAnimatedMesh(const std::string &filename)
 {
     scene::IAnimatedMesh *m = m_scene_manager->getMesh(filename.c_str());
-    setAllMaterialFlags(m);
+    if(m) setAllMaterialFlags(m);
     return m;
 }   // getAnimatedMesh