diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 644c67ea59..da6da0ea97 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             samplesBindable.CollectionChanged -= onSamplesChanged;
 
             // Release the samples for other hitobjects to use.
-            Samples.Samples = null;
+            if (Samples != null)
+                Samples.Samples = null;
 
             if (nestedHitObjects.IsValueCreated)
             {