diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
index 23d39d247a..95ff159cc3 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
@@ -1811,6 +1811,10 @@ void handleMessage(GstElement * pipeline)
 
     while(gst_bus_have_pending(bus)) {
         msg = gst_bus_pop(bus);
+        if (!msg || !GST_IS_MESSAGE(msg))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
 
         //printf("\t\tGot %s message\n", GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME(msg));