diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawobject.c b/source/blender/src/drawobject.c
index 3f7b44361c1..85c6eecbd4d 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawobject.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawobject.c
@@ -3589,9 +3589,9 @@ void draw_object(Base *base)
 		break;
 	case OB_CURVE:
 	case OB_SURF:
+		cu= ob->data;
 		/* still needed for curves hidden in other layers. depgraph doesnt handle that yet */
 		if (cu->disp.first==NULL) makeDispListCurveTypes(ob, 0);
-		cu= ob->data;
 		
 		if(ob==G.obedit) {
 			drawnurb(ob, editNurb.first, dt);