1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/scenegraph/qsgthreadedrenderloop.cpp b/src/quick/scenegraph/qsgthreadedrenderloop.cpp
index 9426db70d0..6c27cb68c7 100644
--- a/src/quick/scenegraph/qsgthreadedrenderloop.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/scenegraph/qsgthreadedrenderloop.cpp
@@ -980,6 +980,9 @@ void QSGThreadedRenderLoop::maybeUpdate(QQuickWindow *window)
  */
 void QSGThreadedRenderLoop::maybeUpdate(Window *w)
 {
+    if (!QCoreApplication::instance())
+        return;
+
     Q_ASSERT_X(QThread::currentThread() == QCoreApplication::instance()->thread() || m_locked,
                "QQuickItem::update()",
                "Function can only be called from GUI thread or during QQuickItem::updatePaintNode()");