diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythdvdplayer.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythdvdplayer.cpp
index 42c3e7ffa63..a7825cde197 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythdvdplayer.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythdvdplayer.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ void MythDVDPlayer::EventStart(void)
         QString name;
         QString serialid;
         if (player_ctx->playingInfo->GetTitle().isEmpty() &&
+            player_ctx->buffer->DVD() &&
             player_ctx->buffer->DVD()->GetNameAndSerialNum(name, serialid))
         {
             player_ctx->playingInfo->SetTitle(name);