diff --git a/plugins/common/libs/image/libextplugin/src/heif_impl/heif_parser/box/heif_box.cpp b/plugins/common/libs/image/libextplugin/src/heif_impl/heif_parser/box/heif_box.cpp
index beba58f9c008965fb902493bdc8dda84a7f59261..401cdea4c45e7dfd59d9347489364ec34caf32a9 100644
--- a/plugins/common/libs/image/libextplugin/src/heif_impl/heif_parser/box/heif_box.cpp
+++ b/plugins/common/libs/image/libextplugin/src/heif_impl/heif_parser/box/heif_box.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,9 @@ heif_error HeifBox::ReadChildren(HeifStreamReader &reader, uint32_t &recursionCo
         if (error != heif_error_ok) {
             return error;
         }
-        children_.push_back(std::move(box));
+        if (box != nullptr) {
+            children_.push_back(std::move(box));
+        }
     }
     return reader.GetError();
 }