diff --git a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register.c b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
index e26671098d..fef26495bd 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ gnc_split_register_save_to_copy_buffer (SplitRegister *reg,
 
         if (!other_fs)
         {
-            if (g_list_length (ft->m_splits) == 1)
+            if (ft && g_list_length (ft->m_splits) == 1)
             {
                 Split* temp_split;