diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/EventHandler.js b/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/EventHandler.js
index a924e7def8a..a1243c6f30d 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/EventHandler.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/EventHandler.js
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ define([
       setTimeout(function () {
         var layoutInfo = dom.makeLayoutInfo(target);
         /* ODOO: (start_modification */
+        if (!layoutInfo) {
+            return;
+        }
         var $editable = layoutInfo.editable();
         if (event.setStyleInfoFromEditable) {
             var styleInfo = modules.editor.styleFromNode($editable);