diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index eb9c2cd..63fd16b 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ function field_collection_field_get_entity(&$item, $field_name = NULL) {
   if (isset($item['value'])) {
     // By default always load the default revision, so caches get used.
     $entity = field_collection_item_load($item['value']);
-    if ($entity && $entity->revision_id != $item['revision_id']) {
+    if ($entity && isset($item['revision_id']) && $entity->revision_id != $item['revision_id']) {
       // A non-default revision is a referenced, so load this one.
       $entity = field_collection_item_revision_load($item['revision_id']);
     }