1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_restrict_state.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_restrict_state.py
index 21c69212731..4aa3c5de573 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_restrict_state.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_restrict_state.py
@@ -28,13 +28,21 @@ __all__ = (
 
 import bpy as _bpy
 
+
 class _RestrictContext():
     __slots__ = ()
     _real_data = _bpy.data
+    # safe, the pointer never changes
+    _real_pref = _bpy.context.user_preferences
+
     @property
     def window_manager(self):
         return self._real_data.window_managers[0]
 
+    @property
+    def user_preferences(self):
+        return self._real_pref
+
 
 class _RestrictData():
     __slots__ = ()
@@ -46,6 +54,7 @@ _data_restrict = _RestrictData()
 
 class RestrictBlend():
     __slots__ = ("context", "data")
+
     def __enter__(self):
         self.data = _bpy.data
         self.context = _bpy.context