diff --git a/glamor/glamor_dash.c b/glamor/glamor_dash.c
index 828969d91..74252de33 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_dash.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_dash.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ glamor_dash_setup(DrawablePtr drawable, GCPtr gc)
     dash_pixmap = glamor_get_dash_pixmap(gc);
     dash_priv = glamor_get_pixmap_private(dash_pixmap);
 
-    if (!GLAMOR_PIXMAP_PRIV_HAS_FBO(dash_priv))
+    if (!dash_priv || !GLAMOR_PIXMAP_PRIV_HAS_FBO(dash_priv))
         goto bail;
 
     glamor_make_current(glamor_priv);