diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaysinkaudioconvert.c b/gst/playback/gstplaysinkaudioconvert.c
index 2c28c6eca0..2441bfe261 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaysinkaudioconvert.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaysinkaudioconvert.c
@@ -348,13 +348,18 @@ gst_play_sink_audio_convert_getcaps (GstPad * pad)
   GstPlaySinkAudioConvert *self =
       GST_PLAY_SINK_AUDIO_CONVERT (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
   GstCaps *ret;
-  GstPad *otherpad, *peer;
+  GstPad *otherpad, *peer = NULL;
 
   GST_PLAY_SINK_AUDIO_CONVERT_LOCK (self);
   otherpad = gst_ghost_pad_get_target (GST_GHOST_PAD_CAST (pad));
   GST_PLAY_SINK_AUDIO_CONVERT_UNLOCK (self);
 
-  peer = gst_pad_get_peer (otherpad);
+  if (otherpad) {
+    peer = gst_pad_get_peer (otherpad);
+    gst_object_unref (otherpad);
+    otherpad = NULL;
+  }
+
   if (peer) {
     ret = gst_pad_get_caps_reffed (peer);
     gst_object_unref (peer);
@@ -362,7 +367,6 @@ gst_play_sink_audio_convert_getcaps (GstPad * pad)
     ret = gst_caps_new_any ();
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (otherpad);
   gst_object_unref (self);
 
   return ret;