diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/legacy/node_geo_legacy_point_instance.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/legacy/node_geo_legacy_point_instance.cc
index ef35bef96aa..c8d9a6e9c7c 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/legacy/node_geo_legacy_point_instance.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/legacy/node_geo_legacy_point_instance.cc
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ static void add_instances_from_component(InstancesComponent &instances,
   const AttributeDomain domain = ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT;
 
   const int domain_size = src_geometry.attribute_domain_size(domain);
+  if (domain_size == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   VArray<float3> positions = src_geometry.attribute_get_for_read<float3>(
       "position", domain, {0, 0, 0});