diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
index 20fe6022e1..b08da5bbeb 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ Wayland_WaitEventTimeout(_THIS, int timeout)
     }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBDECOR_H
-    libdecor_dispatch(d->shell.libdecor, timeout);
+    if (d->shell.libdecor) {
+        libdecor_dispatch(d->shell.libdecor, timeout);
+    }
 #endif
 
     /* wl_display_prepare_read() will return -1 if the default queue is not empty.