diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 5a8448f417..057744d042 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -3692,7 +3692,9 @@ if (mpctx->sh_audio)
 if(!mpctx->sh_video) {
   // handle audio-only case:
   double a_pos=0;
-  if(!quiet || end_at.type == END_AT_TIME )
+  // sh_audio can be NULL due to video stream switching
+  // TODO: handle this better
+  if((!quiet || end_at.type == END_AT_TIME) && mpctx->sh_audio)
     a_pos = playing_audio_pts(mpctx->sh_audio, mpctx->d_audio, mpctx->audio_out);
 
   if(!quiet)