diff --git a/openpdf/src/main/java/com/lowagie/text/pdf/CFFFontSubset.java b/openpdf/src/main/java/com/lowagie/text/pdf/CFFFontSubset.java
index 6547706a5..34395df47 100755
--- a/openpdf/src/main/java/com/lowagie/text/pdf/CFFFontSubset.java
+++ b/openpdf/src/main/java/com/lowagie/text/pdf/CFFFontSubset.java
@@ -1630,6 +1630,8 @@ void CreateNonCIDSubrs(int Font,IndexBaseItem PrivateBase,OffsetItem Subrs)
         // Mark the beginning of the Subrs index
         OutputList.addLast(new SubrMarkerItem(Subrs,PrivateBase));
         // Put the subsetted new subrs index
-        OutputList.addLast(new RangeItem(new RandomAccessFileOrArray(NewSubrsIndexNonCID),0,NewSubrsIndexNonCID.length));
+        if (NewSubrsIndexNonCID != null) {
+            OutputList.addLast(new RangeItem(new RandomAccessFileOrArray(NewSubrsIndexNonCID), 0, NewSubrsIndexNonCID.length));
+        }
     }    
 }