diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
index dc62ac3ee1..dbbaa9e500 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ _gst_mpegts_pmt_free (GstMpegtsPMT * pmt)
 {
   if (pmt->descriptors)
     g_ptr_array_unref (pmt->descriptors);
-  g_ptr_array_unref (pmt->streams);
+  if (pmt->streams)
+    g_ptr_array_unref (pmt->streams);
   g_slice_free (GstMpegtsPMT, pmt);
 }