diff --git a/image/src/Decoder.h b/image/src/Decoder.h
index 544b14e916fd..ba9fcb1d4bd1 100644
--- a/image/src/Decoder.h
+++ b/image/src/Decoder.h
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ public:
 
   RawAccessFrameRef GetCurrentFrameRef()
   {
-    return mCurrentFrame->RawAccessRef();
+    return mCurrentFrame ? mCurrentFrame->RawAccessRef()
+                         : RawAccessFrameRef();
   }
 
 protected: