diff --git a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
index 8ac8e65f91..f126f340f1 100644
--- a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
+++ b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
@@ -826,6 +826,9 @@ gst_dvd_spu_check_still_updates (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu)
 
   if (dvdspu->spu_state.flags & SPU_STATE_STILL_FRAME) {
 
+    if (dvdspu->video_seg.format != GST_FORMAT_TIME)
+      return;                   /* No video segment or frames yet */
+
     vid_ts = gst_segment_to_running_time (&dvdspu->video_seg,
         GST_FORMAT_TIME, dvdspu->video_seg.position);
     sub_ts = gst_segment_to_running_time (&dvdspu->subp_seg,