diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index ec9792d59d..fa701a3c41 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning
 
                 case OsuSkinComponents.SliderFollowCircle:
                     var followCircle = this.GetAnimation("sliderfollowcircle", true, true);
-                    followCircle.Scale *= 0.5f;
+                    if (followCircle != null)
+                        followCircle.Scale *= 0.5f;
                     return followCircle;
 
                 case OsuSkinComponents.SliderBall: