diff --git a/src/plugins/android/mediaplayer/qandroidvideorendercontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/android/mediaplayer/qandroidvideorendercontrol.cpp
index 7b810fa4..c63e0e77 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/mediaplayer/qandroidvideorendercontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/mediaplayer/qandroidvideorendercontrol.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ void QAndroidVideoRendererControl::setSurface(QAbstractVideoSurface *surface)
 
     m_surface = surface;
 
-    m_useImage = !m_surface->supportedPixelFormats(QAbstractVideoBuffer::GLTextureHandle).contains(QVideoFrame::Format_BGR32);
+    if (m_surface)
+        m_useImage = !m_surface->supportedPixelFormats(QAbstractVideoBuffer::GLTextureHandle).contains(QVideoFrame::Format_BGR32);
 }
 
 jobject QAndroidVideoRendererControl::surfaceHolder()