diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/RequestFutureTarget.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/RequestFutureTarget.java
index e7b58a8784147f161d71a6f267eb6bc16a901959..93657d11ad0f72377513a6f77c7b872581f5dc94 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/RequestFutureTarget.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/request/RequestFutureTarget.java
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ public class RequestFutureTarget<T, R> implements FutureTarget<R>, Runnable {
      */
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        request.clear();
+        if (request != null) {
+            request.clear();
+        }
     }
 
     /**