diff --git a/player/lua/osc.lua b/player/lua/osc.lua
index cacc067c05..e1d6188814 100644
--- a/player/lua/osc.lua
+++ b/player/lua/osc.lua
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ end
 -- return a nice list of tracks of the given type (video, audio, sub)
 function get_tracklist(type)
     local msg = "Available " .. nicetypes[type] .. " Tracks: "
-    if #tracks_osc[type] == 0 then
+    if not tracks_osc or #tracks_osc[type] == 0 then
         msg = msg .. "none"
     else
         for n = 1, #tracks_osc[type] do