diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_3d.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_3d.c
index bd4d53b1d0..1265efe273 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_3d.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_3d.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ _mesh_frame_find(Evas_3D_Mesh *mesh, int frame,
                  Eina_List **l, Eina_List **r)
 {
    Eina_List *left, *right;
-   Evas_3D_Mesh_Frame *f0, *f1;
+   Evas_3D_Mesh_Frame *f0 = NULL, *f1;
    Evas_3D_Mesh_Data *pdmesh = eo_data_scope_get(mesh, EVAS_3D_MESH_CLASS);
 
    left = pdmesh->frames;
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ _mesh_frame_find(Evas_3D_Mesh *mesh, int frame,
 
    if (right == NULL)
      {
-        if (frame <= f0->frame)
+        if (f0 && frame <= f0->frame)
           {
              *l = NULL;
              *r = left;