diff --git a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/meshes/MeshHelper.java b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/meshes/MeshHelper.java
index c484b4b4a..6584fa6f8 100644
--- a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/meshes/MeshHelper.java
+++ b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/meshes/MeshHelper.java
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ public class MeshHelper extends AbstractBlenderHelper {
             if (mFaces == null || mFaces.size() == 0) {
                 return new ArrayList<Geometry>(0);
             }
+        } else{
+        	mFaces = new ArrayList<Structure>(0);
         }
 
         Pointer pMTFace = (Pointer) structure.getFieldValue("mtface");