diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
index c92752bb55..68a5da570c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ gst_event_parse_mpegts_section (GstEvent * event)
 
   structure = gst_event_get_structure (event);
 
+  if (!structure)
+    return NULL;
+
   if (!gst_structure_id_get (structure, QUARK_SECTION, MPEG_TYPE_TS_SECTION,
           &section, NULL))
     return NULL;