diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.h
index 56ecd7de4d..8bef9ea427 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace AZ
             void SetBufferViewsOnShaderResourceGroup(const Data::Instance<RPI::ShaderResourceGroup>& perInstanceSRG);
         private:
             RHI::Ptr<RHI::BufferView> m_vertexDeltaBufferView;
+            Data::Instance<RPI::Buffer> m_vertexDeltaBuffer;
         };
 
         struct MorphTargetMetaData
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.cpp
index 35437f2b1e..e6fa8bb54e 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/MorphTargets/MorphTargetInputBuffers.cpp
@@ -30,16 +30,18 @@ namespace AZ
     {
         MorphTargetInputBuffers::MorphTargetInputBuffers(const RPI::BufferAssetView& bufferAssetView, const AZStd::string& bufferNamePrefix)
         {            
-            auto buffer = RPI::Buffer::FindOrCreate(bufferAssetView.GetBufferAsset());
-
-            AZ::RHI::Ptr<AZ::RHI::BufferView> bufferView = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateBufferView();
+            m_vertexDeltaBuffer = RPI::Buffer::FindOrCreate(bufferAssetView.GetBufferAsset());
+            if (m_vertexDeltaBuffer)
             {
-                bufferView->SetName(Name(bufferNamePrefix + "MorphTargetVertexDeltaView"));
-                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode resultCode = bufferView->Init(*buffer->GetRHIBuffer(), bufferAssetView.GetBufferViewDescriptor());
-                AZ_Error("MorphTargetInputBuffers", resultCode == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize buffer view for morph target.");
+                AZ::RHI::Ptr<AZ::RHI::BufferView> bufferView = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateBufferView();
+                {
+                    bufferView->SetName(Name(bufferNamePrefix + "MorphTargetVertexDeltaView"));
+                    [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode resultCode = bufferView->Init(*m_vertexDeltaBuffer->GetRHIBuffer(), bufferAssetView.GetBufferViewDescriptor());
+                    AZ_Error("MorphTargetInputBuffers", resultCode == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize buffer view for morph target.");
+                }
+
+                m_vertexDeltaBufferView = bufferView;
             }
-
-            m_vertexDeltaBufferView = bufferView;
         }
 
         void MorphTargetInputBuffers::SetBufferViewsOnShaderResourceGroup(const Data::Instance<RPI::ShaderResourceGroup>& perInstanceSRG)