diff --git a/source/blender/io/collada/collada_utils.cpp b/source/blender/io/collada/collada_utils.cpp
index 5e400b07d73..42eb4629d65 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/collada/collada_utils.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/io/collada/collada_utils.cpp
@@ -285,14 +285,14 @@ Mesh *bc_get_mesh_copy(BlenderContext &blender_context,
 
   Mesh *mesh = BKE_mesh_copy_for_eval(*tmpmesh);
 
+  /* Ensure data exists if currently in edit mode. */
+  BKE_mesh_wrapper_ensure_mdata(mesh);
+
   if (triangulate) {
     bc_triangulate_mesh(mesh);
   }
   BKE_mesh_tessface_ensure(mesh);
 
-  /* Ensure data exists if currently in edit mode. */
-  BKE_mesh_wrapper_ensure_mdata(mesh);
-
   return mesh;
 }