diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/ReaderWriter3DS.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/ReaderWriter3DS.cpp
index 3956ceb3a..c034b5404 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/ReaderWriter3DS.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/ReaderWriter3DS.cpp
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ ReaderWriter3DS::StateSetInfo ReaderWriter3DS::ReaderObject::createStateSet(Lib3
 
     // opacity
     osg::Texture* opacity_map = createTexture(&(mat->opacity_map),"opacity_map", textureTransparency);
-    if (opacity_map)
+    if (opacity_map && texture1_map)
     {
         if(texture1_map->getImage()->isImageTranslucent())
         {