diff --git a/src/xrGame/quadtree.h b/src/xrGame/quadtree.h
index 5d899843b7d..bbf567c0fb9 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/quadtree.h
+++ b/src/xrGame/quadtree.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CQuadTree
         virtual ~CFixedStorage() { xr_free(m_objects); }
         IC T* get_object()
         {
-            VERIFY(m_free);
+            R_ASSERT1_CURE(m_free, { return nullptr; });
             T* node = m_free;
             m_free = m_free->next();
             ZeroMemory(node, sizeof(T));