diff --git a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
index 52d1038442..fb21748904 100644
--- a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
+++ b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ gstspu_render (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
   GstVideoFrame frame;
 
-  gst_video_frame_map (&frame, &dvdspu->spu_state.info, buf, GST_MAP_READWRITE);
+  if (!gst_video_frame_map (&frame, &dvdspu->spu_state.info, buf,
+          GST_MAP_READWRITE))
+    return;
 
   switch (dvdspu->spu_input_type) {
     case SPU_INPUT_TYPE_VOBSUB: