diff --git a/main/features.c b/main/features.c
index becb6eae73..9f1455185a 100644
--- a/main/features.c
+++ b/main/features.c
@@ -3120,7 +3120,9 @@ int ast_bridge_call(struct ast_channel *chan,struct ast_channel *peer,struct ast
 				chan_ptr = ast_channel_unref(chan_ptr);
 			}
 			/* new channel */
-			ast_cdr_specialized_reset(new_peer_cdr, 0);
+			if (new_peer_cdr) {
+				ast_cdr_specialized_reset(new_peer_cdr, 0);
+			}
 		} else {
 			ast_cdr_specialized_reset(peer_cdr, 0); /* nothing changed, reset the peer_cdr  */
 		}