diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
index 098b3a5a817..ec179255412 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ export function getSelectedNodes(editable) {
  */
 export function getDeepRange(editable, { range, sel, splitText, select, correctTripleClick } = {}) {
     sel = sel || editable.parentElement && editable.ownerDocument.getSelection();
-    if (sel.isCollapsed && sel.anchorNode && sel.anchorNode.nodeName === "BR") {
+    if (sel && sel.isCollapsed && sel.anchorNode && sel.anchorNode.nodeName === "BR") {
         setCursorStart(sel.anchorNode.parentElement, false);
     }
     range = range ? range.cloneRange() : sel && sel.rangeCount && sel.getRangeAt(0).cloneRange();