diff --git a/splash/Splash.cc b/splash/Splash.cc
index b927e5e..1fffcf8 100644
--- a/splash/Splash.cc
+++ b/splash/Splash.cc
@@ -3457,7 +3457,8 @@ SplashError Splash::drawImage(SplashImageSource src, void *srcData,
       }
       scaledImg = scaleImage(src, srcData, srcMode, nComps, srcAlpha, w, h,
 			     scaledWidth, scaledHeight);
-      blitImage(scaledImg, srcAlpha, x0, y0, clipRes);
+      if (scaledImg)
+        blitImage(scaledImg, srcAlpha, x0, y0, clipRes);
       delete scaledImg;
     }
 
@@ -3492,8 +3493,10 @@ SplashError Splash::drawImage(SplashImageSource src, void *srcData,
       }
       scaledImg = scaleImage(src, srcData, srcMode, nComps, srcAlpha, w, h,
 			     scaledWidth, scaledHeight);
-      vertFlipImage(scaledImg, scaledWidth, scaledHeight, nComps);
-      blitImage(scaledImg, srcAlpha, x0, y0, clipRes);
+      if (scaledImg) {
+        vertFlipImage(scaledImg, scaledWidth, scaledHeight, nComps);
+        blitImage(scaledImg, srcAlpha, x0, y0, clipRes);
+      }
       delete scaledImg;
     }