diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h b/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h
index 22565fb68..7f9a96790 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ struct ScopedDeserialiseArray
   }
   ~ScopedDeserialiseArray()
   {
-    if(m_Ser.IsReading())
+    if(m_Ser.IsReading() && *m_El)
     {
       for(uint64_t i = 0; i < count; i++)
         Deserialise((*m_El)[i]);