diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_grease_pencil_shrinkwrap.cc b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_grease_pencil_shrinkwrap.cc
index 6e4902cd160..a445b0cf863 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_grease_pencil_shrinkwrap.cc
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_grease_pencil_shrinkwrap.cc
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ static void modify_geometry_set(ModifierData *md,
   const int frame = grease_pencil.runtime->eval_frame;
 
   ensure_shrinkwrap_cache_data(smd, *ctx);
+  if (!smd.cache_data) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   IndexMaskMemory mask_memory;
   const IndexMask layer_mask = modifier::greasepencil::get_filtered_layer_mask(