diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qmenu.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/qmenu.cpp
index 36a861b50..1ef7da6c3 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qmenu.cpp
@@ -445,9 +445,11 @@ void QMenuPrivate::setCurrentAction(QAction *action, int popup, SelectionReason
     // Reselect the currently active action in case mouse moved over other menu items when
     // moving from sub menu action to sub menu (QTBUG-20094).
     if (reason != SelectedFromKeyboard && action == currentAction && !(action && action->menu() && action->menu() != activeMenu)) {
-        if (QMenu *menu = qobject_cast<QMenu*>(causedPopup.widget)) {
-            if (causedPopup.action && menu->d_func()->activeMenu == q)
-                menu->d_func()->setCurrentAction(causedPopup.action, 0, reason, false);
+        if (causedPopup.widget) {
+            if (QMenu *menu = qobject_cast<QMenu*>(causedPopup.widget)) {
+                if (causedPopup.action && menu->d_func()->activeMenu == q)
+                    menu->d_func()->setCurrentAction(causedPopup.action, 0, reason, false);
+            }
         }
         return;
     }