diff --git a/core/compressed_translation.cpp b/core/compressed_translation.cpp
index 19851c4fad8..9085802d56c 100644
--- a/core/compressed_translation.cpp
+++ b/core/compressed_translation.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct _PHashTranslationCmp {
 
 void PHashTranslation::generate(const Ref<Translation> &p_from) {
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_from.is_null());
 	List<StringName> keys;
 	p_from->get_message_list(&keys);