diff --git a/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp b/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp
index bd94a8c90..a685539e0 100644
--- a/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/target/WindowTarget.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ void CWindowTarget::updatePos() {
     if (fullscreenMode() == FSMODE_MAXIMIZED)
         ITarget::setPositionGlobal({.logicalBox = m_space->workArea(floating())});
 
+    if (!m_space->workspace())
+        return;
+
     const auto PMONITOR         = m_space->workspace()->m_monitor;
     const auto PWORKSPACE       = m_space->workspace();
     const auto MONITOR_WORKAREA = m_space->workArea();