diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_private.h b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_private.h
index 158aae3..7a3d1cb 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_private.h
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_private.h
@@ -404,4 +404,6 @@ struct ctab_constant {
 const struct ctab_constant *d3dx_shader_get_ctab_constant(ID3DXConstantTable *iface,
         D3DXHANDLE constant) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
+HRESULT create_dummy_skin(ID3DXSkinInfo **iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+
 #endif /* __WINE_D3DX9_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
index 2a9ee06..898a88c 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
@@ -3332,6 +3332,13 @@ static HRESULT parse_mesh(ID3DXFileData *filedata, struct mesh_data *mesh_data, 
         goto end;
     }
 
+    if ((provide_flags & PROVIDE_SKININFO) && !mesh_data->skin_info)
+    {
+        hr = create_dummy_skin(&mesh_data->skin_info);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            goto end;
+    }
+
     hr = D3D_OK;
 
 end:
diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/skin.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/skin.c
index f197d33..bed4b9f 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/skin.c
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/skin.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI d3dx9_skin_info_Release(ID3DXSkinInfo *iface)
             HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, skin->bones[i].vertices);
             HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, skin->bones[i].weights);
         }
-        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, skin->bones);
+        if (skin->bones) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, skin->bones);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, skin);
     }
 
@@ -495,3 +495,23 @@ HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateSkinInfoFVF(DWORD num_vertices, DWORD fvf, DWORD num_bo
 
     return D3DXCreateSkinInfo(num_vertices, declaration, num_bones, skin_info);
 }
+
+HRESULT create_dummy_skin(ID3DXSkinInfo **iface)
+{
+    static const D3DVERTEXELEMENT9 empty_declaration = D3DDECL_END();
+    struct d3dx9_skin_info *object = NULL;
+
+    object = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(*object));
+    if (!object) return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
+
+    object->ID3DXSkinInfo_iface.lpVtbl = &d3dx9_skin_info_vtbl;
+    object->ref = 1;
+    object->num_vertices = 0;
+    object->num_bones = 0;
+    object->vertex_declaration[0] = empty_declaration;
+    object->fvf = 0;
+    object->bones = NULL;
+
+    *iface = &object->ID3DXSkinInfo_iface;
+    return D3D_OK;
+}