diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Helper/Image.php b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Helper/Image.php
index 5b0aa0c496ecd..085fb2c224b14 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Helper/Image.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Helper/Image.php
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ protected function initBaseFile()
             if ($this->getImageFile()) {
                 $model->setBaseFile($this->getImageFile());
             } else {
-                $model->setBaseFile($this->getProduct()->getData($model->getDestinationSubdir()));
+                $model->setBaseFile($this->getProduct() ? $this->getProduct()->getData($model->getDestinationSubdir()) : '');
             }
         }
         return $this;