diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
index 732f9918622..9323531e5fe 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
@@ -1276,6 +1276,8 @@ void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_copy(ColorManagedViewSettings *new_settings
 
 	if (settings->curve_mapping)
 		new_settings->curve_mapping = curvemapping_copy(settings->curve_mapping);
+	else
+		new_settings->curve_mapping = NULL;
 }
 
 void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_free(ColorManagedViewSettings *settings)