diff --git a/src/misc/lv_anim.c b/src/misc/lv_anim.c
index 83c327ad5..de0bf6f04 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_anim.c
+++ b/src/misc/lv_anim.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ lv_anim_t * lv_anim_get(void * var, lv_anim_exec_xcb_t exec_cb)
 {
     lv_anim_t * a;
     _LV_LL_READ(&LV_GC_ROOT(_lv_anim_ll), a) {
-        if(a->var == var && a->exec_cb == exec_cb) {
+        if(a->var == var && (a->exec_cb == exec_cb || exec_cb == NULL)) {
             return a;
         }
     }