diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_grow_shrink.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_grow_shrink.cc
index ad87d68bf92..3632995f469 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_grow_shrink.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_grow_shrink.cc
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ class ExtrapolateCurvesEffect : public CurvesEffect {
         const float3 old_last_pos_cu = positions_cu[points.last()];
         /* Use some point within the curve rather than the end point to smooth out some random
          * variation. */
-        const float3 direction_reference_point = positions_cu[points[points.size() / 2]];
+        const float3 direction_reference_point =
+            positions_cu[points.size() > 2 ? points[points.size() / 2] : points.first()];
         const float3 direction = math::normalize(old_last_pos_cu - direction_reference_point);
 
         const float3 new_last_pos_cu = old_last_pos_cu + direction * move_distance_cu;