diff --git a/src/core/document.js b/src/core/document.js
index b1e1caaec..7b6249385 100644
--- a/src/core/document.js
+++ b/src/core/document.js
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class Page {
     // available (see issue18894.pdf).
     const localResources = streamDict?.get("Resources");
 
-    if (!(localResources instanceof Dict)) {
+    if (!(localResources instanceof Dict && localResources.size)) {
       return this.resources;
     }
     const objectLoader = new ObjectLoader(localResources, keys, this.xref);