diff --git a/src/ol/dom/maprenderer.js b/src/ol/dom/maprenderer.js
index 2014f10901..3198901244 100644
--- a/src/ol/dom/maprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/dom/maprenderer.js
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ ol.dom.MapRenderer.prototype.createLayerRenderer = function(layer) {
  */
 ol.dom.MapRenderer.prototype.handleCenterChanged = function() {
   goog.base(this, 'handleCenterChanged');
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  if (!map.isDef()) {
+    return;
+  }
   // FIXME: shiftLayersPane_ and resetLayersPane_ should be called
   // elsewhere as we may be frozen here
   if (goog.isDef(this.renderedCenter_)) {
@@ -112,6 +116,10 @@ ol.dom.MapRenderer.prototype.handleCenterChanged = function() {
  */
 ol.dom.MapRenderer.prototype.handleResolutionChanged = function() {
   goog.base(this, 'handleResolutionChanged');
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  if (!map.isDef()) {
+    return;
+  }
   // FIXME: resetLayersPane_ should be called
   // elsewhere as we may be frozen here
   this.resetLayersPane_();