diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js
index 49884ea75a..32eb7cc80a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ frappe.ui.form.Control = Class.extend({
 	},
 	show_translatable_button(value) {
 		// Disable translation non-string fields or special string fields
-		if (!frappe.model.can_write('Translation')
+		if (!frappe.model
+			|| !frappe.model.can_write('Translation')
 			|| !this.frm
 			|| !this.doc
 			|| !this.df.translatable