diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
index 8372233b7..764bc601f 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
@@ -1429,12 +1429,17 @@ static inline void copy_16bit_tex(struct game_capture *gc, int cur_texture,
 
 static void copy_shmem_tex(struct game_capture *gc)
 {
-	int cur_texture = gc->shmem_data->last_tex;
+	int cur_texture;
 	HANDLE mutex = NULL;
 	uint32_t pitch;
 	int next_texture;
 	uint8_t *data;
 
+	if (!gc->shmem_data)
+		return;
+
+	cur_texture = gc->shmem_data->last_tex;
+
 	if (cur_texture < 0 || cur_texture > 1)
 		return;