diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index 4e05bba9a..a6299168c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::removeViewProvider(ViewProvider* pcProvider)
 
     SoSeparator* root = pcProvider->getRoot();
 
-    if (root) {
+    if (root && (pcViewProviderRoot->findChild(root) != -1)) {
         pcViewProviderRoot->removeChild(root);
         _ViewProviderMap.erase(root);
     }