diff --git a/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp b/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
index 25ad6bd5c90..075b0e6252b 100644
--- a/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ void AnimatedSprite::_reset_timeout() {
 void AnimatedSprite::set_animation(const StringName &p_animation) {
 
 	ERR_EXPLAIN(vformat("There is no animation with name '%s'.", p_animation));
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(frames == NULL)
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(frames->get_animation_names().find(p_animation) == -1);
 
 	if (animation == p_animation)