diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasetransform.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasetransform.c
index 5623236cc3..183a70024d 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasetransform.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasetransform.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ gst_base_transform_find_transform (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstPad * pad,
     goto could_not_fixate;
 
   /* and peer should accept */
-  if (!gst_pad_accept_caps (otherpeer, othercaps))
+  if (otherpeer && !gst_pad_accept_caps (otherpeer, othercaps))
     goto peer_no_accept;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "Input caps were %" GST_PTR_FORMAT