diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/Material.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/Material.java
index 4e8bb0abf..fa488b8d9 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/Material.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/Material.java
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ public class Material implements Asset, Cloneable, Savable, Comparable<Material>
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (guessRenderStateApply){
+        if (guessRenderStateApply && additionalState != null){
             // Try to guess values of "apply" render state based on defaults
             // if value != default then set apply to true
             additionalState.applyPolyOffset = additionalState.offsetEnabled;