diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/parser/cxfa_itemlayoutprocessor.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/parser/cxfa_itemlayoutprocessor.cpp
index b0b6800..a579c13 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/parser/cxfa_itemlayoutprocessor.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/parser/cxfa_itemlayoutprocessor.cpp
@@ -2296,8 +2296,12 @@
   if (!pTemplate)
     pTemplate = pFormNode;
 
-  int32_t iMax =
-      pTemplate->GetFirstChildByClass<CXFA_Occur>(XFA_Element::Occur)->GetMax();
+  auto* pOccur =
+      pTemplate->GetFirstChildByClass<CXFA_Occur>(XFA_Element::Occur);
+  if (!pOccur)
+    return false;
+
+  int32_t iMax = pOccur->GetMax();
   if (iMax < 0)
     return true;