diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
index 1ac3930a0a..34ffb930db 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
@@ -863,6 +863,9 @@ pub fn specialize_material_meshes<M: Material>(
             .or_default();
 
         for (_, visible_entity) in visible_entities.iter::<Mesh3d>() {
+            let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {
+                continue;
+            };
             let entity_tick = entity_specialization_ticks.get(visible_entity).unwrap();
             let last_specialized_tick = view_specialized_material_pipeline_cache
                 .get(visible_entity)
@@ -874,9 +877,6 @@ pub fn specialize_material_meshes<M: Material>(
             if !needs_specialization {
                 continue;
             }
-            let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {
-                continue;
-            };
             let Some(mesh_instance) = render_mesh_instances.render_mesh_queue_data(*visible_entity)
             else {
                 continue;
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/prepass/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/prepass/mod.rs
index ea60f42667..724e96b429 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/prepass/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/prepass/mod.rs
@@ -962,6 +962,9 @@ pub fn specialize_prepass_material_meshes<M>(
             .or_default();
 
         for (_, visible_entity) in visible_entities.iter::<Mesh3d>() {
+            let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {
+                continue;
+            };
             let entity_tick = entity_specialization_ticks.get(visible_entity).unwrap();
             let last_specialized_tick = view_specialized_material_pipeline_cache
                 .get(visible_entity)
@@ -973,10 +976,6 @@ pub fn specialize_prepass_material_meshes<M>(
             if !needs_specialization {
                 continue;
             }
-
-            let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {
-                continue;
-            };
             let Some(mesh_instance) = render_mesh_instances.render_mesh_queue_data(*visible_entity)
             else {
                 continue;
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
index 6f3216d896..a770a83bca 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
@@ -1809,6 +1809,9 @@ pub fn specialize_shadows<M: Material>(
                 .or_default();
 
             for (_, visible_entity) in visible_entities.iter().copied() {
+                let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(&visible_entity) else {
+                    continue;
+                };
                 let entity_tick = entity_specialization_ticks.get(&visible_entity).unwrap();
                 let last_specialized_tick = view_specialized_material_pipeline_cache
                     .get(&visible_entity)
@@ -1820,7 +1823,9 @@ pub fn specialize_shadows<M: Material>(
                 if !needs_specialization {
                     continue;
                 }
-
+                let Some(material) = render_materials.get(*material_asset_id) else {
+                    continue;
+                };
                 let Some(mesh_instance) =
                     render_mesh_instances.render_mesh_queue_data(visible_entity)
                 else {
@@ -1832,12 +1837,6 @@ pub fn specialize_shadows<M: Material>(
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
-                let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(&visible_entity) else {
-                    continue;
-                };
-                let Some(material) = render_materials.get(*material_asset_id) else {
-                    continue;
-                };
                 let Some(material_bind_group) =
                     material_bind_group_allocator.get(material.binding.group)
                 else {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
index 81ad7a9e3e..ce2803b261 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
@@ -698,6 +698,9 @@ pub fn specialize_material2d_meshes<M: Material2d>(
             .or_default();
 
         for (_, visible_entity) in visible_entities.iter::<Mesh2d>() {
+            let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {
+                continue;
+            };
             let entity_tick = entity_specialization_ticks.get(visible_entity).unwrap();
             let last_specialized_tick = view_specialized_material_pipeline_cache
                 .get(visible_entity)
@@ -709,10 +712,6 @@ pub fn specialize_material2d_meshes<M: Material2d>(
             if !needs_specialization {
                 continue;
             }
-
-            let Some(material_asset_id) = render_material_instances.get(visible_entity) else {
-                continue;
-            };
             let Some(mesh_instance) = render_mesh_instances.get_mut(visible_entity) else {
                 continue;
             };