diff --git a/src/kcmultidialog.cpp b/src/kcmultidialog.cpp
--- a/src/kcmultidialog.cpp
+++ b/src/kcmultidialog.cpp
@@ -99,16 +99,15 @@
             currentModule = modules[i].kcm;
         }
     }
-    Q_ASSERT(currentModule);
 
     // For some reason the KCModuleQml modules handle their own margin internally
     // to match that we need to adjust the spacing of our page widget
     // by removing the spacing between the left pane and the edge, and the layout on the right
     // when we reduce the layout on the right we need to pad the buttons back to match
 
     // TODO KF6 Fix this situation.
 
-    if (currentModule->realModule() && currentModule->realModule()->inherits("KCModuleQml")) {
+    if (currentModule && currentModule->realModule() && currentModule->realModule()->inherits("KCModuleQml")) {
         bool padHackLeft = false;
         bool padHackRight = false;
         if (q->pageWidget()->model()->rowCount() < 2) {