diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua b/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua
index c1059ab..e86aa9c 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua
@@ -37,19 +37,21 @@ function M:apply_icon()
 
     if icon and self.options.colored then
       local highlight_color = modules.utils.extract_highlight_colors(icon_highlight_group, 'fg')
-      local default_highlight = self:get_default_hl()
-      local icon_highlight = icon_hl_cache[highlight_color]
-      if not icon_highlight or not modules.highlight.highlight_exists(icon_highlight.name .. '_normal') then
-        icon_highlight = modules.highlight.create_component_highlight_group(
-          { fg = highlight_color },
-          icon_highlight_group,
-          self.options,
-          false
-        )
-        icon_hl_cache[highlight_color] = icon_highlight
-      end
+      if highlight_color then
+        local default_highlight = self:get_default_hl()
+        local icon_highlight = icon_hl_cache[highlight_color]
+        if not icon_highlight or not modules.highlight.highlight_exists(icon_highlight.name .. '_normal') then
+          icon_highlight = modules.highlight.create_component_highlight_group(
+            { fg = highlight_color },
+            icon_highlight_group,
+            self.options,
+            false
+          )
+          icon_hl_cache[highlight_color] = icon_highlight
+        end
 
-      icon = modules.highlight.component_format_highlight(icon_highlight) .. icon .. default_highlight
+        icon = modules.highlight.component_format_highlight(icon_highlight) .. icon .. default_highlight
+      end
     end
   else
     ok = vim.fn.exists('*WebDevIconsGetFileTypeSymbol')