diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/path.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/path.c
index 1ff5f429a52..0b1a7aa512c 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/path.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/path.c
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ PATH_WidenPath(DC *dc)
         PATH_DestroyGdiPath(pDownPath);
         ExFreePoolWithTag(pDownPath, TAG_PATH);
     }
-    ExFreePoolWithTag(pStrokes, TAG_PATH);
+    if (pStrokes) ExFreePoolWithTag(pStrokes, TAG_PATH);
 
     pNewPath->state = PATH_Closed;
     if (!(ret = PATH_AssignGdiPath(pPath, pNewPath)))