diff --git a/scene/resources/navigation_mesh.cpp b/scene/resources/navigation_mesh.cpp
index 84f3c23f77..8c12f59a00 100644
--- a/scene/resources/navigation_mesh.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/navigation_mesh.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "navigation_mesh.h"
 
 void NavigationMesh::create_from_mesh(const Ref<Mesh> &p_mesh) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_mesh.is_null());
+
 	vertices = Vector<Vector3>();
 	clear_polygons();