diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
index 32415e8212..f10e8412b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         {
             foreach (string lookup in sampleInfo.LookupNames)
             {
-                var sample = Samples?.Get(lookup) ?? resources.AudioManager.Samples.Get(lookup);
+                var sample = Samples?.Get(lookup) ?? resources.AudioManager?.Samples.Get(lookup);
                 if (sample != null)
                     return sample;
             }