diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecall.c b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
index 86a5540aa..8cdb9c5b4 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecall.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
@@ -1916,8 +1916,10 @@ void linphone_call_stop_video_stream(LinphoneCall *call) {
 void linphone_call_stop_media_streams(LinphoneCall *call){
 	linphone_call_stop_audio_stream(call);
 	linphone_call_stop_video_stream(call);
-	ms_event_queue_skip(call->core->msevq);
 	
+	if (call->core->msevq != NULL) {
+		ms_event_queue_skip(call->core->msevq);
+	}
 	if (call->audio_profile){
 		rtp_profile_clear_all(call->audio_profile);
 		rtp_profile_destroy(call->audio_profile);