diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index a8f228ff8b..af3e146bba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ void ToolTips::onFrame(float frameDuration)
             || (mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Inventory)))
         {
             mFocusObject = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getFacedObject();
-            const MWWorld::Class& objectclass = MWWorld::Class::get (mFocusObject);
 
             if (mFocusObject.isEmpty ())
                 return;
 
+            const MWWorld::Class& objectclass = MWWorld::Class::get (mFocusObject);
+
             IntSize tooltipSize;
             if ((!objectclass.hasToolTip(mFocusObject))&&(mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Console))
             {