diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index b6515863c2b..35348a3cd07 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -3141,6 +3141,7 @@ static void direct_link_particlesystems(FileData *fd, ListBase *particles)
 		psys->childcachebufs.first = psys->childcachebufs.last = NULL;
 		psys->frand = NULL;
 		psys->pdd = NULL;
+		psys->renderdata = NULL;
 		
 		direct_link_pointcache_list(fd, &psys->ptcaches, &psys->pointcache);