diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_normal_map.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_normal_map.cc
index 9727f6d7ed6..b69a979c8b1 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_normal_map.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_normal_map.cc
@@ -40,14 +40,16 @@ static void node_shader_buts_normal_map(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, PointerRN
     if (obptr.data && RNA_enum_get(&obptr, "type") == OB_MESH) {
       PointerRNA eval_obptr;
 
-      Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_ensure_evaluated_depsgraph(C);
-      DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
-      PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
-      uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", &dataptr, "uv_layers", "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
-    }
-    else {
-      uiItemR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", UI_ITEM_R_SPLIT_EMPTY_NAME, "", ICON_NONE);
+      Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_depsgraph_pointer(C);
+      if (depsgraph) {
+        DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
+        PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
+        uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", &dataptr, "uv_layers", "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
+        return;
+      }
     }
+
+    uiItemR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", UI_ITEM_R_SPLIT_EMPTY_NAME, "", ICON_NONE);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_tangent.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_tangent.cc
index 766e74c516a..1a1b67e4f9b 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_tangent.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_tangent.cc
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ static void node_shader_buts_tangent(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, PointerRNA *
     if (obptr.data && RNA_enum_get(&obptr, "type") == OB_MESH) {
       PointerRNA eval_obptr;
 
-      Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_ensure_evaluated_depsgraph(C);
-      DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
-      PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
-      uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", &dataptr, "uv_layers", "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
-    }
-    else {
-      uiItemR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", UI_ITEM_R_SPLIT_EMPTY_NAME, "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
+      Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_depsgraph_pointer(C);
+      if (depsgraph) {
+        DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
+        PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
+        uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", &dataptr, "uv_layers", "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
+        return;
+      }
     }
+
+    uiItemR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", UI_ITEM_R_SPLIT_EMPTY_NAME, "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
   }
   else {
     uiItemR(
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_uvmap.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_uvmap.cc
index fa9ba125974..47350608f35 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_uvmap.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_uvmap.cc
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ static void node_shader_buts_uvmap(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, PointerRNA *pt
     if (obptr.data && RNA_enum_get(&obptr, "type") == OB_MESH) {
       PointerRNA eval_obptr;
 
-      Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_ensure_evaluated_depsgraph(C);
-      DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
-      PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
-      uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", &dataptr, "uv_layers", "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
+      Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_depsgraph_pointer(C);
+
+      if (depsgraph) {
+        DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
+        PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
+        uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", &dataptr, "uv_layers", "", ICON_GROUP_UVS);
+        return;
+      }
     }
+
+    uiItemR(layout, ptr, "uv_map", UI_ITEM_R_SPLIT_EMPTY_NAME, nullptr, ICON_GROUP_UVS);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_vertex_color.cc b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_vertex_color.cc
index 3003165dcc5..2b4e0a1d130 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_vertex_color.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/shader/nodes/node_shader_vertex_color.cc
@@ -28,14 +28,16 @@ static void node_shader_buts_vertex_color(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, Pointer
   if (obptr.data && RNA_enum_get(&obptr, "type") == OB_MESH) {
     PointerRNA eval_obptr;
 
-    Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_ensure_evaluated_depsgraph(C);
-    DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
-    PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
-    uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "layer_name", &dataptr, "color_attributes", "", ICON_GROUP_VCOL);
-  }
-  else {
-    uiItemL(layout, RPT_("No mesh in active object"), ICON_ERROR);
+    Depsgraph *depsgraph = CTX_data_depsgraph_pointer(C);
+    if (depsgraph) {
+      DEG_get_evaluated_rna_pointer(depsgraph, &obptr, &eval_obptr);
+      PointerRNA dataptr = RNA_pointer_get(&eval_obptr, "data");
+      uiItemPointerR(layout, ptr, "layer_name", &dataptr, "color_attributes", "", ICON_GROUP_VCOL);
+    }
   }
+
+  uiItemR(layout, ptr, "layer_name", UI_ITEM_R_SPLIT_EMPTY_NAME, nullptr, ICON_GROUP_VCOL);
+  uiItemL(layout, RPT_("No mesh in active object"), ICON_ERROR);
 }
 
 static void node_shader_init_vertex_color(bNodeTree * /*ntree*/, bNode *node)