diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/hldoctp.cxx b/cui/source/dialogs/hldoctp.cxx
index 52bda50b47ef..8a3974c7c2a0 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/hldoctp.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/hldoctp.cxx
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(SvxHyperlinkDocTp, ClickTargetHdl_Impl, weld::Button&, void)
 {
     ShowMarkWnd();
 
+    if (!mxMarkWnd)
+        return;
+
     if ( GetPathType ( maStrURL ) == EPathType::ExistsFile  ||
          maStrURL.isEmpty() ||
          maStrURL.equalsIgnoreAsciiCase( INET_FILE_SCHEME ) ||
@@ -216,13 +219,10 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(SvxHyperlinkDocTp, ClickTargetHdl_Impl, weld::Button&, void)
 
         weld::WaitObject aWait(mpDialog->getDialog());
 
-        if (mxMarkWnd)
-        {
-            if ( maStrURL.equalsIgnoreAsciiCase( INET_FILE_SCHEME ) )
-                mxMarkWnd->RefreshTree ( u""_ustr );
-            else
-                mxMarkWnd->RefreshTree ( maStrURL );
-        }
+        if ( maStrURL.equalsIgnoreAsciiCase( INET_FILE_SCHEME ) )
+            mxMarkWnd->RefreshTree ( u""_ustr );
+        else
+            mxMarkWnd->RefreshTree ( maStrURL );
     }
     else
         mxMarkWnd->SetError( LERR_DOCNOTOPEN );