diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index 19afe49d6..9ac544c42 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNiTriShape(const Nif::NiTriShape *shape, int flags,
     if (!shape->skin.empty())
         isAnimated = false;
 
+    if (shape->data.empty())
+        return;
+    if (shape->data->triangles->empty())
+        return;
+
     if (isAnimated)
     {
         if (!mCompoundShape)