diff --git a/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js b/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js
index d9f0007336fe5d..4e0265214b87d2 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 		} else {
 
 			const position = this._getSecondPointerPosition( event );
-
+            if ( position === null ) return;
 			const x = 0.5 * ( event.pageX + position.x );
 			const y = 0.5 * ( event.pageY + position.y );
 
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 		} else {
 
 			const position = this._getSecondPointerPosition( event );
-
+            if ( position === null ) return;
 			const x = 0.5 * ( event.pageX + position.x );
 			const y = 0.5 * ( event.pageY + position.y );
 
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 	_handleTouchStartDolly( event ) {
 
 		const position = this._getSecondPointerPosition( event );
-
+        if ( position === null ) return;
 		const dx = event.pageX - position.x;
 		const dy = event.pageY - position.y;
 
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 		} else {
 
 			const position = this._getSecondPointerPosition( event );
-
+            if ( position === null ) return;
 			const x = 0.5 * ( event.pageX + position.x );
 			const y = 0.5 * ( event.pageY + position.y );
 
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 		} else {
 
 			const position = this._getSecondPointerPosition( event );
-
+            if ( position === null ) return;
 			const x = 0.5 * ( event.pageX + position.x );
 			const y = 0.5 * ( event.pageY + position.y );
 
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 	_handleTouchMoveDolly( event ) {
 
 		const position = this._getSecondPointerPosition( event );
-
+        if ( position === null ) return;
 		const dx = event.pageX - position.x;
 		const dy = event.pageY - position.y;
 
@@ -1406,9 +1406,11 @@ class OrbitControls extends Controls {
 
 	_getSecondPointerPosition( event ) {
 
+		if ( this._pointers.length < 2 ) return null;
+
 		const pointerId = ( event.pointerId === this._pointers[ 0 ] ) ? this._pointers[ 1 ] : this._pointers[ 0 ];
 
-		return this._pointerPositions[ pointerId ];
+		return this._pointerPositions[ pointerId ] || null;
 
 	}