diff --git a/chart2/source/view/main/OpenglShapeFactory.cxx b/chart2/source/view/main/OpenglShapeFactory.cxx
index 2ca81cad36cc..56beb5e163d9 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/main/OpenglShapeFactory.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/main/OpenglShapeFactory.cxx
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ uno::Reference< drawing::XShapes > OpenglShapeFactory::getOrCreateChartRootShape
         xPropSet->setPropertyValue( UNO_NAME_MISC_OBJ_NAME, aName );
 
         SvxOpenGLObject* pObj = dynamic_cast<SvxOpenGLObject*>(xTarget.get());
-        pObj->setRenderer(new OpenGLChartAdapter(xChart));
+        if (pObj)
+            pObj->setRenderer(new OpenGLChartAdapter(xChart));
 
         xRet = getChartShape( xDrawPage );
     }