diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_rna.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_rna.c
index 479f70531e5abd6f7c623ce636b3eb95b860651e..ae0841b4e28e0d800e272670f03b6f86df658421 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_rna.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_rna.c
@@ -821,7 +821,9 @@ static EnumPropertyItem *rna_EnumProperty_default_itemf(bContext *C, PointerRNA
 	    (ptr->type == &RNA_EnumProperty) ||
 	    (C == NULL))
 	{
-		return eprop->item;
+		if (eprop->item) {
+			return eprop->item;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return eprop->itemf(C, ptr, prop, r_free);