diff --git a/gst/playback/gstinputselector.c b/gst/playback/gstinputselector.c
index 1d1f9f1a1d..579932f19d 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstinputselector.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstinputselector.c
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ gst_selector_pad_iterate_linked_pads (GstPad * pad)
   it = gst_iterator_new_single (GST_TYPE_PAD, otherpad,
       (GstCopyFunction) gst_object_ref, (GFreeFunc) gst_object_unref);
 
-  gst_object_unref (otherpad);
+  if (otherpad)
+    gst_object_unref (otherpad);
   gst_object_unref (sel);
 
   return it;
diff --git a/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c b/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c
index bfc6020c96..0fb4f4c82f 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gststreamselector.c
@@ -691,7 +691,8 @@ gst_stream_selector_pad_iterate_linked_pads (GstPad * pad)
       gst_iterator_new_single (GST_TYPE_PAD, otherpad,
       (GstCopyFunction) gst_object_ref, (GFreeFunc) gst_object_unref);
 
-  gst_object_unref (otherpad);
+  if (otherpad)
+    gst_object_unref (otherpad);
   gst_object_unref (sel);
 
   return ret;