diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
index 24db1aab346..87eb787a297 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ void SpecialPowerModule::triggerSpecialPower( const Coord3D *location )
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void SpecialPowerModule::createViewObject( const Coord3D *location )
 {
+	if( location == nullptr )
+		return;
+
 	const SpecialPowerModuleData *modData = getSpecialPowerModuleData();
 	const SpecialPowerTemplate *powerTemplate = modData->m_specialPowerTemplate;
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
index 34d3ba6a126..ad83e08ccc7 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ void SpecialPowerModule::triggerSpecialPower( const Coord3D *location )
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void SpecialPowerModule::createViewObject( const Coord3D *location )
 {
+	if( location == nullptr )
+		return;
+
 	const SpecialPowerModuleData *modData = getSpecialPowerModuleData();
 	const SpecialPowerTemplate *powerTemplate = modData->m_specialPowerTemplate;