diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/OsuLegacyDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/OsuLegacyDecoder.cs
index 7dce625a8e..e988498093 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/OsuLegacyDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/OsuLegacyDecoder.cs
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@ protected override Beatmap ParseFile(TextReader stream)
                         handleColours(beatmap, key, val);
                         break;
                     case Section.HitObjects:
-                        beatmap.HitObjects.Add(HitObject.Parse(beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Mode, val));
+                        var h = HitObject.Parse(beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Mode, val);
+                        if (h != null)
+                            beatmap.HitObjects.Add(h);
                         break;
                 }
             }