diff --git a/internal/tofu/context_plugins.go b/internal/tofu/context_plugins.go
index 93ce8b4ccc..15dd43acba 100644
--- a/internal/tofu/context_plugins.go
+++ b/internal/tofu/context_plugins.go
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ func (cp *contextPlugins) ResourceTypeSchema(ctx context.Context, providerAddr a
 	}
 
 	schema, version := providerSchema.SchemaForResourceType(resourceMode, resourceType)
+	if schema == nil {
+		return nil, 0, diags
+	}
 	return schema.Block, version, diags
 }