diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc
index 36469cfddd8..876463dcb70 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc
@@ -2383,13 +2383,16 @@ static void UI_OT_list_start_filter(wmOperatorType *ot)
 
 static bool ui_view_focused_poll(bContext *C)
 {
+  const wmWindow *win = CTX_wm_window(C);
+  if (!(win && win->eventstate)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const ARegion *region = CTX_wm_region(C);
   if (!region) {
     return false;
   }
-  const wmWindow *win = CTX_wm_window(C);
   const uiViewHandle *view = UI_region_view_find_at(region, win->eventstate->xy, 0);
-
   return view != nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -2426,6 +2429,9 @@ static void UI_OT_view_start_filter(wmOperatorType *ot)
 static bool ui_view_drop_poll(bContext *C)
 {
   const wmWindow *win = CTX_wm_window(C);
+  if (!(win && win->eventstate)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   const ARegion *region = CTX_wm_region(C);
   if (region == nullptr) {
     return false;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d_ops.cc
index c0976c24862..a4f01f16f6e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d_ops.cc
@@ -1868,17 +1868,17 @@ static short mouse_in_scroller_handle(int mouse, int sc_min, int sc_max, int sh_
 
 static bool scroller_activate_poll(bContext *C)
 {
+  const wmWindow *win = CTX_wm_window(C);
+  if (!(win && win->eventstate)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (!view2d_poll(C)) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  wmWindow *win = CTX_wm_window(C);
   ARegion *region = CTX_wm_region(C);
   View2D *v2d = &region->v2d;
-  wmEvent *event = win->eventstate;
-
   /* Check if mouse in scroll-bars, if they're enabled. */
-  return (UI_view2d_mouse_in_scrollers(region, v2d, event->xy) != 0);
+  return (UI_view2d_mouse_in_scrollers(region, v2d, win->eventstate->xy) != 0);
 }
 
 /* Initialize #wmOperator.customdata for scroller manipulation operator. */