diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/src/org/eclipse/emf/internal/cdo/object/CDOLegacyWrapper.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/src/org/eclipse/emf/internal/cdo/object/CDOLegacyWrapper.java
index ec345ed..4fcfdff 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/src/org/eclipse/emf/internal/cdo/object/CDOLegacyWrapper.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/src/org/eclipse/emf/internal/cdo/object/CDOLegacyWrapper.java
@@ -994,9 +994,9 @@
     InternalCDOObject oppositeCDOObject = (InternalCDOObject)CDOUtil.getCDOObject(oppositeObject);
     if (oppositeCDOObject != null)
     {
-      InternalCDOView view = oppositeCDOObject.cdoView();
-      if (view != null)
+      if (!FSMUtil.isTransient(oppositeCDOObject))
       {
+        InternalCDOView view = oppositeCDOObject.cdoView();
         CDOStore store = view.getStore();
         if (store != null)
         {