diff --git a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx
index 11f8a9f427cd..2b4cbef96e06 100644
--- a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx
@@ -1928,6 +1928,8 @@ void ScXMLExport::_ExportContent()
         sal_Int32 nShapesCount(0);
         CollectSharedData(nTableCount, nShapesCount);
         OSL_FAIL("no shared data setted");
+        if (!pSharedData)
+            return;
     }
     ScXMLExportDatabaseRanges aExportDatabaseRanges(*this);
     if (!GetModel().is())