diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/shrinkwrap.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/shrinkwrap.c
index a2699e767e9..7fe3842e3e4 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/shrinkwrap.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/shrinkwrap.c
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ static void shrinkwrap_calc_normal_projection(ShrinkwrapCalcData *calc)
   /* Prepare data to retrieve the direction in which we should project each vertex */
   if (calc->smd->projAxis == MOD_SHRINKWRAP_PROJECT_OVER_NORMAL) {
     if (calc->vert == NULL) {
+      /* this will happen for curves. */
       return;
     }
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_shrinkwrap.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_shrinkwrap.c
index b8d0b19b7bf..48bdb5361aa 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_shrinkwrap.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_shrinkwrap.c
@@ -108,8 +108,11 @@ static void deformVerts(ModifierData *md,
   struct Scene *scene = DEG_get_evaluated_scene(ctx->depsgraph);
   Mesh *mesh_src = NULL;
 
-  if (ctx->object->type == OB_MESH) {
+  /* rB4cde92303f3db9286b38d65d835db3e358b595f4 made this MESH only */
+  /* Seems to work fine for curves though. */
+  if (ELEM(ctx->object->type, OB_MESH, OB_CURVE)) {
     /* mesh_src is only needed for vgroups. */
+    /* Nope, also needed for MOD_SHRINKWRAP_PROJECT 'calc.vert' in shrinkwrapModifier_deform() */
     mesh_src = MOD_deform_mesh_eval_get(ctx->object, NULL, mesh, NULL, numVerts, false, false);
   }