diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index d404ba357..feae8ebd9 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ struct codec_handler *codec_handler_get(struct call_media *m, int payload_type,
 out:
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	if (MEDIA_ISSET(sink, SELECT_PT))
+	if (sink && MEDIA_ISSET(sink, SELECT_PT))
 		return &codec_handler_stub_blackhole;
 	if (sh && sh->attrs.transcoding)
 		return &codec_handler_stub_ssrc;