diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java
index 621be2400f441d8f8b050a4ffd8e049a89d17cda..b1e6a09291057266fbfc84160a5a33ad18f4b96f 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ public class SynthTableUI extends BasicTableUI
                                                 hasFocus, row, column);
 
             setIcon(null);
-            Class columnClass = table.getColumnClass(column);
-            configureValue(value, columnClass);
-
+            if (table != null) {
+                configureValue(value, table.getColumnClass(column));
+            }
             return this;
         }