diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
index 5f1f69e2f..59b84bf67 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ _e_comp_wl_surface_outputs_update(E_Client *ec)
 
              s = ec->comp_data->surface;
              wlo = zone->output;
+             if (!wlo) continue;
+
              res = _output_resource_find(wlo->resources, s);
              if (!res) continue;