diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
index ec7810f3ff..c258bb9f9c 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
@@ -2235,6 +2235,11 @@ mpegts_packetizer_ts_to_offset (MpegTSPacketizer2 * packetizer,
       break;
     }
 
+    if (tmp->next == NULL) {
+      GST_DEBUG ("pcr is beyond last group");
+      break;
+    }
+
     prevgroup = nextgroup;
 
     /* Maybe it's in this group */