diff --git a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
index 07b6cc9aee..3680febf1c 100644
--- a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
@@ -283,5 +283,5 @@ void ShowStatusBar()
 
 void CM_RedrawStatusBar() {
 	StatusBarWindow *w = dynamic_cast<StatusBarWindow*>(FindWindowById(WC_STATUS_BAR, 0));
-	w->ReInit();
+	if (w != nullptr) w->ReInit();
 }