diff --git a/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp b/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp
index 16b80a36c2..cae5f20f98 100644
--- a/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp
+++ b/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ Render2DSentenceClass::Build_Textures ()
 		TextureClass *new_texture = W3DNEW TextureClass (desc.Width, desc.Width, WW3D_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4, MIP_LEVELS_1);
 		SurfaceClass *texture_surface = new_texture->Get_Surface_Level ();
 
+		if (texture_surface == nullptr) {
+			REF_PTR_RELEASE (new_texture);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		new_texture->Get_Filter().Set_U_Addr_Mode(TextureFilterClass::TEXTURE_ADDRESS_CLAMP);
 		new_texture->Get_Filter().Set_V_Addr_Mode(TextureFilterClass::TEXTURE_ADDRESS_CLAMP);
 		new_texture->Get_Filter().Set_Min_Filter(TextureFilterClass::FILTER_TYPE_NONE);