diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/uno/unotxdoc.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/uno/unotxdoc.cxx
index 00cefea1e109..c4266e8ef36a 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/uno/unotxdoc.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/uno/unotxdoc.cxx
@@ -2929,9 +2929,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SwXTextDocument::render(
         throw IllegalArgumentException();
 
     // tdf#135244: prevent jumping to cursor at any temporary modification
-    decltype(pDocShell->LockAllViews()) aLock;
-    if (pDocShell)
-        aLock = pDocShell->LockAllViews();
+    auto aLock = pDocShell->LockAllViews();
 
     const bool bHasPDFExtOutDevData = lcl_SeqHasProperty( rxOptions, "HasPDFExtOutDevData" );
     const bool bIsPDFExport = !lcl_SeqHasProperty( rxOptions, "IsPrinter" ) || bHasPDFExtOutDevData;