diff --git a/tools/gst-inspect.c b/tools/gst-inspect.c
index b8c242a17d..9c8b10b665 100644
--- a/tools/gst-inspect.c
+++ b/tools/gst-inspect.c
@@ -225,8 +225,10 @@ print_factory_details_info (GstElementFactory * factory)
   n_print ("  Rank:\t\t%s (%d)\n",
       get_rank_name (s, GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->rank),
       GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->rank);
-  gst_structure_foreach ((GstStructure *) factory->meta_data,
-      print_factory_details_meta_data, NULL);
+  if (factory->meta_data != NULL) {
+    gst_structure_foreach ((GstStructure *) factory->meta_data,
+        print_factory_details_meta_data, NULL);
+  }
   n_print ("\n");
 }