diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.c b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.c
index 38253890624..97a3c7f2480 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.c
@@ -798,7 +798,9 @@ void draw_image_main(const bContext *C, ARegion *ar)
   ED_space_image_get_zoom(sima, ar, &zoomx, &zoomy);
 
   /* Tag image as in active use for garbage collector. */
-  BKE_image_tag_time(ima);
+  if (ima) {
+    BKE_image_tag_time(ima);
+  }
 
   show_viewer = (ima && ima->source == IMA_SRC_VIEWER) != 0;
   show_render = (show_viewer && ima->type == IMA_TYPE_R_RESULT) != 0;