diff --git a/xmlsecurity/source/dialogs/macrosecurity.cxx b/xmlsecurity/source/dialogs/macrosecurity.cxx
index 3c9eaebe0c6d..7433517230a2 100644
--- a/xmlsecurity/source/dialogs/macrosecurity.cxx
+++ b/xmlsecurity/source/dialogs/macrosecurity.cxx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ MacroSecurityLevelTP::MacroSecurityLevelTP(Window* _pParent, MacroSecurity* _pDl
     {
         OSL_FAIL("illegal macro security level");
     }
-    if (bReadonly)
+    if (bReadonly && pImage)
     {
         pImage->Show(true);
         m_pVeryHighRB->Enable(false);