diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
index f3965948f..661a78c84 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ static void         polymer_getbuildmaterial(_prmaterial* material, int16_t tile
         detailpth = NULL;
         detailpth = gltexcache(tilenum, DETAILPAL, 0);
 
-        if (detailpth && (detailpth->hicr->palnum == DETAILPAL))
+        if (detailpth && detailpth->hicr && (detailpth->hicr->palnum == DETAILPAL))
         {
             material->detailmap = detailpth->glpic;
 
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ static void         polymer_getbuildmaterial(_prmaterial* material, int16_t tile
         glowpth = NULL;
         glowpth = gltexcache(tilenum, GLOWPAL, 0);
 
-        if (glowpth && (glowpth->hicr->palnum == GLOWPAL))
+        if (glowpth && glowpth->hicr && (glowpth->hicr->palnum == GLOWPAL))
             material->glowmap = glowpth->glpic;
     }
 }
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
index b8929b131..82acfdf94 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ void drawpoly(double *dpx, double *dpy, int32_t n, int32_t method)
                 hicfindsubst(globalpicnum, DETAILPAL, 0))
             detailpth = gltexcache(globalpicnum, DETAILPAL, method&(~3));
 
-        if (detailpth && (detailpth->hicr->palnum == DETAILPAL))
+        if (detailpth && detailpth->hicr && (detailpth->hicr->palnum == DETAILPAL))
         {
             bglActiveTextureARB(++texunits);
 
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ void drawpoly(double *dpx, double *dpy, int32_t n, int32_t method)
                 hicfindsubst(globalpicnum, GLOWPAL, 0))
             glowpth = gltexcache(globalpicnum, GLOWPAL, method&(~3));
 
-        if (glowpth && (glowpth->hicr->palnum == GLOWPAL))
+        if (glowpth && glowpth->hicr && (glowpth->hicr->palnum == GLOWPAL))
         {
             bglActiveTextureARB(++texunits);