diff --git a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
index 9cec0a83a2..eedcd28ada 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ivi_common.c
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@ void ff_ivi_output_plane(IVIPlaneDesc *plane, uint8_t *dst, int dst_pitch)
     const int16_t   *src  = plane->bands[0].buf;
     uint32_t        pitch = plane->bands[0].pitch;
 
+    if (!src)
+        return;
+
     for (y = 0; y < plane->height; y++) {
         for (x = 0; x < plane->width; x++)
             dst[x] = av_clip_uint8(src[x] + 128);