diff --git a/gst/gstquery.c b/gst/gstquery.c
index f15708a4b6..3b9eddc834 100644
--- a/gst/gstquery.c
+++ b/gst/gstquery.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,11 @@ gst_query_parse_uri_redirection (GstQuery * query, gchar ** uri)
   g_return_if_fail (GST_QUERY_TYPE (query) == GST_QUERY_URI);
 
   structure = GST_QUERY_STRUCTURE (query);
-  gst_structure_id_get (structure, GST_QUARK (URI_REDIRECTION), uri, NULL);
+  if (uri) {
+    if (!gst_structure_id_get (structure, GST_QUARK (URI_REDIRECTION),
+            G_TYPE_STRING, uri, NULL))
+      *uri = NULL;
+  }
 }
 
 /**