diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 3d6211249..be813be98 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void view_autoconfigure(struct sway_view *view) {
 	}
 	struct sway_output *output = ws ? ws->output : NULL;
 
-	if (con->pending.fullscreen_mode == FULLSCREEN_WORKSPACE) {
+	if (output && con->pending.fullscreen_mode == FULLSCREEN_WORKSPACE) {
 		con->pending.content_x = output->lx;
 		con->pending.content_y = output->ly;
 		con->pending.content_width = output->width;