diff --git a/src/engraving/libmscore/edit.cpp b/src/engraving/libmscore/edit.cpp
index 4ac0b73bec1eb..16a73bc6ae527 100644
--- a/src/engraving/libmscore/edit.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/libmscore/edit.cpp
@@ -4697,7 +4697,7 @@ void Score::updateInstrumentChangeTranspositions(KeySigEvent& key, Staff* staff,
                     e.setKey(nkey);
                 }
                 KeySig* keySig = nullptr;
-                EngravingItem* keySigElem = s->element(track);
+                EngravingItem* keySigElem = s ? s->element(track) : nullptr;
                 if (keySigElem && keySigElem->isKeySig()) {
                     keySig = toKeySig(keySigElem);
                 }