diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
index 9ceee9a057..a5841da7c8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
@@ -1022,6 +1022,9 @@ ValueTree ValueTree::readFromStream (InputStream& input)
     {
         ValueTree child (readFromStream (input));
 
+        if (! child.isValid())
+            return v;
+
         v.object->children.add (child.object);
         child.object->parent = v.object;
     }