1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewertexturelist.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewertexturelist.cpp
index 96962bbeae..bfa662e5ef 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewertexturelist.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewertexturelist.cpp
@@ -1096,7 +1096,17 @@ F32 LLViewerTextureList::updateImagesCreateTextures(F32 max_time)
 
     while (!mCreateTextureList.empty())
     {
-        LLViewerFetchedTexture* imagep = mCreateTextureList.front();
+        // Hold a smart pointer to keep the texture alive throughout processing,
+        // even if side effects (e.g. pipeline rebuilds, GL operations) indirectly
+        // cause other references to be released. (see: #5426)
+        LLPointer<LLViewerFetchedTexture> imagep = mCreateTextureList.front();
+        mCreateTextureList.pop();
+
+        if (!imagep)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         llassert(imagep->mCreatePending);
 
         // desired discard may change while an image is being decoded. If the texture in VRAM is sufficient
@@ -1122,8 +1132,6 @@ F32 LLViewerTextureList::updateImagesCreateTextures(F32 max_time)
             imagep->scaleDown();
         }
 
-        mCreateTextureList.pop();
-
         if (create_timer.getElapsedTimeF32() > max_time)
         {
             break;