diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
index 95ee482eb1d..3207b198db1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
@@ -1911,9 +1911,11 @@ void BKE_paint_copy(const Paint *src, Paint *dst, const int flag)
   }
 
   dst->runtime = MEM_new<blender::bke::PaintRuntime>(__func__);
-  dst->runtime->paint_mode = src->runtime->paint_mode;
-  dst->runtime->ob_mode = src->runtime->ob_mode;
-  dst->runtime->initialized = true;
+  if (src->runtime) {
+    dst->runtime->paint_mode = src->runtime->paint_mode;
+    dst->runtime->ob_mode = src->runtime->ob_mode;
+    dst->runtime->initialized = true;
+  }
 }
 
 void BKE_paint_settings_foreach_mode(ToolSettings *ts, blender::FunctionRef<void(Paint *paint)> fn)