diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/VersionTracking/src/main/java/ghidra/feature/vt/gui/util/ImpliedMatchUtils.java b/Ghidra/Features/VersionTracking/src/main/java/ghidra/feature/vt/gui/util/ImpliedMatchUtils.java
index 907950d4b5..57d3f69dc3 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/VersionTracking/src/main/java/ghidra/feature/vt/gui/util/ImpliedMatchUtils.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/VersionTracking/src/main/java/ghidra/feature/vt/gui/util/ImpliedMatchUtils.java
@@ -241,7 +241,13 @@ public class ImpliedMatchUtils {
 			if (sourceFunction.getProgram()
 					.getFunctionManager()
 					.getFunctionAt(srcRefToAddress) == null) {
-				return null; // function may not have been created here.
+				return null; // source function may not have been created here.
+			}
+
+			if (destinationFunction.getProgram()
+					.getFunctionManager()
+					.getFunctionAt(destRefToAddress) == null) {
+				return null; // destination function may not have been created here.
 			}
 		}