diff --git a/designer_chart/src/com/fr/plugin/chart/designer/style/series/VanChartAbstractPlotSeriesPane.java b/designer_chart/src/com/fr/plugin/chart/designer/style/series/VanChartAbstractPlotSeriesPane.java
index abb629af99..7e02cbddf0 100644
--- a/designer_chart/src/com/fr/plugin/chart/designer/style/series/VanChartAbstractPlotSeriesPane.java
+++ b/designer_chart/src/com/fr/plugin/chart/designer/style/series/VanChartAbstractPlotSeriesPane.java
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ public abstract class VanChartAbstractPlotSeriesPane extends AbstractPlotSeriesP
             scrollPane.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
         }
         JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
-        panel.add(fillStylePane, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+        if (fillStylePane != null) {
+            panel.add(fillStylePane, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+        }
         panel.add(getContentInPlotType(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
         return panel;
     }