diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/font.c b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
index 00353b71ea0..4088548a4d9 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/font.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI dwritefont_Release(IDWriteFont *iface)
     if (!ref)
     {
         if (This->face) IDWriteFontFace_Release(This->face);
-        IDWriteFontFamily_Release(This->family);
+        if (This->family) IDWriteFontFamily_Release(This->family);
         heap_free(This->data->facename);
         _free_fontface_data(This->data->face_data);
         heap_free(This->data);