Why is Apply Layer Mask greyed out?

Hi,
Once in a while 'Apply Layer Mask' is not available.
What I checked myself:
-Photoshop is not in Mask mode (shotcut Q).
-I reset all Warning Dialogs (since this is a way to get a Mask applied by dragging it to the trash).
Can not get it to work!
Any other solutions? Thanks!

I found out myself - the layer was a Smart Object. Maybe I should suggest Adobe to let Photoshop ask for rasterization when Applying, in stead of just greyin' out.

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