diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/pingpongcanvas.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/pingpongcanvas.cpp
index 9c8b08adfd..3af937045f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/pingpongcanvas.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/pingpongcanvas.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ namespace MWRender
                             pass.mRenderTarget->getAttachment(osg::FrameBufferObject::BufferComponent::COLOR_BUFFER0)
                                 .getTexture()));
 
+                        assert(texture != nullptr);
+
                         texture->setTextureSize(w, h);
                         texture->setNumMipmapLevels(pass.mRenderTexture->getNumMipmapLevels());
                         texture->dirtyTextureObject();