diff --git a/src/Asset.js b/src/Asset.js
index 8a3c67e9f61..a636764e32a 100644
--- a/src/Asset.js
+++ b/src/Asset.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Asset {
   async getDependencies() {
     await this.loadIfNeeded();
 
-    if (this.mightHaveDependencies()) {
+    if (this.contents && this.mightHaveDependencies()) {
       await this.parseIfNeeded();
       this.collectDependencies();
     }