diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 3c5d82691..6583ed811 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ void codecs_offer_answer(struct call_media *media, struct call_media *other_medi
 			ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Updating codecs for answerer " STR_FORMAT " #%u",
 					STR_FMT(&media->monologue->tag),
 					media->index);
-			if (flags->static_codecs && media->codecs.codec_prefs.length)
+			if ((flags && flags->static_codecs) && media->codecs.codec_prefs.length)
 				ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Leaving answerer codecs alone");
 			else if (flags && flags->reuse_codec)
 				codec_store_populate_reuse(&media->codecs, &sp->codecs, NULL, false);