diff --git a/indra/newview/llimprocessing.cpp b/indra/newview/llimprocessing.cpp
index d3f7a6f08a..005c119bd4 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llimprocessing.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llimprocessing.cpp
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ void LLIMProcessing::processNewMessage(LLUUID from_id,
         case IM_NOTHING_SPECIAL:    // p2p IM
             // Don't show dialog, just do IM
             if (!gAgent.isGodlike()
+                && gAgent.getRegion() // <FS:Beq/> FIRE-34696 - BugSplat Crash: Firestorm_Releasex64!LLViewerRegion::isPrelude getRegion is null.
                 && gAgent.getRegion()->isPrelude()
                 && to_id.isNull())
             {