diff --git a/src/mesa/main/fbobject.c b/src/mesa/main/fbobject.c
index ba9dcd37d37..5127d9634c0 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/fbobject.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/fbobject.c
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ driver_RenderTexture_is_safe(const struct gl_renderbuffer_attachment *att)
       att->Texture->Image[att->CubeMapFace][att->TextureLevel];
 
    if (!texImage ||
+       !texImage->pt ||
        texImage->Width == 0 || texImage->Height == 0 || texImage->Depth == 0)
       return false;