From 8f56ab9534c24a18906c07e9fff1ed900fe024b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wojtek Figat <wojtek@figat.pl>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:45:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix crash when creating empty material instance

---
 Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialInstance.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialInstance.cpp b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialInstance.cpp
index 78a276a8a..8d142626e 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialInstance.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialInstance.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ Asset::LoadResult MaterialInstance::load()
         ParamsChanged();
     }
 
-    baseMaterial->RemoveReference();
+    if (baseMaterial)
+        baseMaterial->RemoveReference();
     return LoadResult::Ok;
 }