diff --git a/gst/dvdspu/gstspu-pgs.c b/gst/dvdspu/gstspu-pgs.c
index 009c3e09bf..6108de07c2 100644
--- a/gst/dvdspu/gstspu-pgs.c
+++ b/gst/dvdspu/gstspu-pgs.c
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ pgs_presentation_segment_set_object_count (PgsPresentationSegment * ps,
     guint8 n_objects)
 {
   if (ps->objects == NULL) {
+    if (n_objects == 0)
+      return;
     ps->objects =
         g_array_sized_new (FALSE, TRUE, sizeof (PgsCompositionObject),
         n_objects);