diff --git a/src/core/SkFontDescriptor.cpp b/src/core/SkFontDescriptor.cpp
index 9e51469..066e3ed 100644
--- a/src/core/SkFontDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkFontDescriptor.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<SkFontData> SkFontDescriptor::maybeAsSkFontData() {
-    if (!fVariationDataIsOldAndBad) {
+    if (!fVariationDataIsOldAndBad || !this->hasStream()) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     SkFontArguments args;