diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/CompositionCustomVisualHandler.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/CompositionCustomVisualHandler.cs
index 638c18af49..d508d2e860 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/CompositionCustomVisualHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/CompositionCustomVisualHandler.cs
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ public abstract class CompositionCustomVisualHandler
     protected bool RenderClipContains(Point pt)
     {
         VerifyInRender();
-        pt *= _host.GlobalTransformMatrix;
-        return _currentTransformedClip.Contains(pt) && _host.Root.DirtyRects.Contains(pt);
+        pt *= _host!.GlobalTransformMatrix;
+        return _currentTransformedClip.Contains(pt) && _host.Root!.DirtyRects.Contains(pt);
     }
 
     protected bool RenderClipIntersectes(Rect rc)
     {
         VerifyInRender();
-        rc = rc.TransformToAABB(_host.GlobalTransformMatrix);
-        return _currentTransformedClip.Intersects(rc) && _host.Root.DirtyRects.Intersects(rc);
+        rc = rc.TransformToAABB(_host!.GlobalTransformMatrix);
+        return _currentTransformedClip.Intersects(rc) && _host.Root!.DirtyRects.Intersects(rc);
     }
 }