diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 9778250298..e59b43fe39 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,9 @@ static int __ast_queue_frame(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *fin, in
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&frames);
 	for (cur = fin; cur; cur = AST_LIST_NEXT(cur, frame_list)) {
 		if (!(f = ast_frdup(cur))) {
-			ast_frfree(AST_LIST_FIRST(&frames));
+			if (AST_LIST_FIRST(&frames)) {
+				ast_frfree(AST_LIST_FIRST(&frames));
+			}
 			ast_channel_unlock(chan);
 			return -1;
 		}