diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index ad9f8eef1c..3dfec58f49 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -4947,7 +4947,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_kill_socket(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session)
 		}
 
 		if (rtp_session->flags[SWITCH_RTP_FLAG_ENABLE_RTCP]) {
-			if (rtp_session->rtcp_sock_input && rtp_session->rtcp_sock_input != rtp_session->sock_input) {
+			if (rtp_session->sock_input && rtp_session->rtcp_sock_input && rtp_session->rtcp_sock_input != rtp_session->sock_input) {
 				ping_socket(rtp_session);
 				switch_socket_shutdown(rtp_session->rtcp_sock_input, SWITCH_SHUTDOWN_READWRITE);
 			}