diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/awt/im/ExecutableInputMethodManager.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/awt/im/ExecutableInputMethodManager.java
index f33b4260907f..d530a7cdc98b 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/awt/im/ExecutableInputMethodManager.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/awt/im/ExecutableInputMethodManager.java
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class ExecutableInputMethodManager extends InputMethodManager
         }
 
         // Workaround for JBR-6764
-        if (FontUtilities.isMacOSX) {
+        if (hostAdapterLocator != null && FontUtilities.isMacOSX) {
             return hostAdapterLocator.deriveLocator(locale);
         }