diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index d266fc25589..3699f802c91 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -2567,7 +2567,8 @@ static ImBuf *seq_render_strip(SeqRenderData context, Sequence *seq, float cfra)
 
 			ibuf = do_render_strip_uncached(context, seq, cfra);
 
-			BKE_sequencer_preprocessed_cache_put(context, seq, cfra, SEQ_STRIPELEM_IBUF, ibuf);
+			if (ibuf)
+				BKE_sequencer_preprocessed_cache_put(context, seq, cfra, SEQ_STRIPELEM_IBUF, ibuf);
 		}
 	}