diff --git a/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp b/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp
index 9d6d8e870..0cdafae42 100644
--- a/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ void Q3BSPFileImporter::createTriangleTopology( const Q3BSP::Q3BSPModel *pModel,
         pMesh->mTextureCoords[ 0 ][ rVertIdx ].Set( pVertex->vTexCoord.x, pVertex->vTexCoord.y, 0.0f );
         pMesh->mTextureCoords[ 1 ][ rVertIdx ].Set( pVertex->vLightmap.x, pVertex->vLightmap.y, 0.0f );
 
+        ai_assert( m_pCurrentFace );
         m_pCurrentFace->mIndices[ idx ] = rVertIdx;
         rVertIdx++;