diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc
index 0dbdbaf0a57..8e2c8506032 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ static void curves_blend_read_data(BlendDataReader *reader, ID *id)
 
   BLO_read_data_address(reader, &curves->surface_uv_map);
 
-  curves->geometry.runtime = MEM_new<blender::bke::CurvesGeometryRuntime>(__func__);
-
-  /* Recalculate curve type count cache that isn't saved in files. */
-  curves->geometry.wrap().update_curve_types();
-
   /* Materials */
   BLO_read_pointer_array(reader, (void **)&curves->mat);
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves_geometry.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves_geometry.cc
index 829bcfbf91b..0809a6c0c7a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves_geometry.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves_geometry.cc
@@ -1582,10 +1582,15 @@ GVArray CurvesGeometry::adapt_domain(const GVArray &varray,
 
 void CurvesGeometry::blend_read(BlendDataReader &reader)
 {
+  this->runtime = MEM_new<blender::bke::CurvesGeometryRuntime>(__func__);
+
   CustomData_blend_read(&reader, &this->point_data, this->point_num);
   CustomData_blend_read(&reader, &this->curve_data, this->curve_num);
 
   BLO_read_int32_array(&reader, this->curve_num + 1, &this->curve_offsets);
+
+  /* Recalculate curve type count cache that isn't saved in files. */
+  this->update_curve_types();
 }
 
 void CurvesGeometry::blend_write(BlendWriter &writer, ID &id)