diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonRenderer.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonRenderer.cs
index fc29fab9e..424f78212 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonRenderer.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonRenderer.cs
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 			}
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < meshRenderer.sharedMaterials.Length; ++i) {
+				if (!meshRenderer.sharedMaterials[i])
+					continue;
+
 				if (!hasPerRendererBlock) meshRenderer.GetPropertyBlock(reusedPropertyBlock, i);
 				// Note: this parameter shall not exist at any shader, then Unity will create separate
 				// material instances (not in terms of memory cost or leakage).