diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
index 6c57dc12ef..22669d4b6a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ class LibraryController(
     }
 
     private fun setActiveCategory() {
+        category_recycler ?: return
         val currentCategory = presenter.categories.indexOfFirst {
             if (presenter.showAllCategories) it.order == activeCategory else presenter.currentCategory == it.id
         }