diff --git a/src/ol/webgl/Helper.js b/src/ol/webgl/Helper.js
index b0c8039e87..ff85253c18 100644
--- a/src/ol/webgl/Helper.js
+++ b/src/ol/webgl/Helper.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export const DefaultAttrib = {
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} UniformInternalDescription
  * @property {string} name Name
+ * @property {UniformLiteralValue=} value Value
  * @property {WebGLTexture} [texture] Texture
  * @private
  */
@@ -290,13 +291,13 @@ class WebGLHelper extends Disposable {
      * @private
      * @type {Object.<string, WebGLUniformLocation>}
      */
-    this.uniformLocations_;
+    this.uniformLocations_ = {};
 
     /**
      * @private
      * @type {Object.<string, number>}
      */
-    this.attribLocations_;
+    this.attribLocations_ = {};
 
     /**
      * Holds info about custom uniforms used in the post processing pass.
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ class WebGLHelper extends Disposable {
           gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, value);
         }
 
-        // fill texture slots
+        // fill texture slots by increasing index
         gl.uniform1i(this.getUniformLocation(uniform.name), textureSlot++);
 
       } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
@@ -701,8 +702,13 @@ class WebGLHelper extends Disposable {
    * @api
    */
   enableAttributeArray(attribName, size, type, stride, offset) {
-    this.getGL().enableVertexAttribArray(this.getAttributeLocation(attribName));
-    this.getGL().vertexAttribPointer(this.getAttributeLocation(attribName), size, type,
+    const location = this.getAttributeLocation(attribName);
+    // the attribute has not been found in the shaders; do not enable it
+    if (location < 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.getGL().enableVertexAttribArray(location);
+    this.getGL().vertexAttribPointer(location, size, type,
       false, stride, offset);
   }