diff --git a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_edit.c
index ac3c080e019..e81aac3686f 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_edit.c
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ void gp_stroke_delete_tagged_points(bGPDframe *gpf, bGPDstroke *gps, bGPDstroke
 			memcpy(new_stroke->points, gps->points + island->start_idx, sizeof(bGPDspoint) * new_stroke->totpoints);
 
 			/* Copy over vertex weight data (if available) */
-			if (new_stroke->dvert != NULL) {
+			if (gps->dvert != NULL) {
 				/* Copy over the relevant vertex-weight points */
 				new_stroke->dvert = MEM_callocN(sizeof(MDeformVert) * new_stroke->totpoints, "gp delete stroke fragment weight");
 				memcpy(new_stroke->dvert, gps->dvert + island->start_idx, sizeof(MDeformVert) * new_stroke->totpoints);