diff --git a/src/control/audio.c b/src/control/audio.c
index 643edf8754e0a035d56f1eac3c2f274ed4e932ee..1500a24db10bc67488d9afa9c2bb0f9abbabe08d 100644
--- a/src/control/audio.c
+++ b/src/control/audio.c
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ int libvlc_audio_get_track( libvlc_input_t *p_input,
     input_thread_t *p_input_thread = GetInput( p_input, p_e );
     int i_track = 0;
 
+    if( !p_input_thread )
+        return -1;
+
     i_track = var_GetInteger( p_input_thread, "audio-es" );
     vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
 
@@ -165,6 +168,9 @@ void libvlc_audio_set_track( libvlc_input_t *p_input, int i_track,
     int i_ret = -1;
     int i;
 
+    if( !p_input_thread )
+        return;
+
     var_Change( p_input_thread, "audio-es", VLC_VAR_GETCHOICES, &val_list, NULL );
     for( i = 0; i < val_list.p_list->i_count; i++ )
     {