diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_texture.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_texture.c
index d020fa1c194..3ff5150b442 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_texture.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_texture.c
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ static void rna_Texture_voxeldata_image_update(Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Pointe
 {
 	Tex *tex= ptr->id.data;
 	
-	tex->ima->source = IMA_SRC_SEQUENCE;
+	if(tex->ima) { /* may be getting cleared too */
+		tex->ima->source = IMA_SRC_SEQUENCE;
+	}
 	rna_Texture_voxeldata_update(bmain, scene, ptr);
 }