diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/win32/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/GC.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/win32/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/GC.java
index 5b17f305786..f6af9f37c45 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/win32/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/GC.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/win32/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/GC.java	
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ private int calculateZoomForImage(int gcZoom, int srcWidth, int srcHeight, int d
 			// unscaled images can use the GC zoom
 			return gcZoom;
 		}
-		if (!drawable.isAutoScalable()) {
+		if (drawable != null && !drawable.isAutoScalable()) {
 			return gcZoom;
 		}