diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index d87d38c1d5..3f43e9a591 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -6952,7 +6952,7 @@ _efl_canvas_text_style_get(Eo *eo_obj EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Canvas_Text_Data *o, cons
 {
    Evas_Textblock_Style *ts = _style_by_key_find(o, key);
 
-   return ts->style_text;
+   return ts ? ts->style_text : NULL;
 }
 
 #define _STYLE_USER "_style_user"