diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index f055a04606..5025f0cd66 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -4268,7 +4268,9 @@ int ast_indicate_data(struct ast_channel *chan, int _condition,
 		awesome_frame = ast_frdup(&frame);
 
 		/* who knows what we will get back! the anticipation is killing me. */
-		if (!(awesome_frame = ast_framehook_list_read_event(chan->framehooks, awesome_frame))) {
+		if (!(awesome_frame = ast_framehook_list_write_event(chan->framehooks, awesome_frame))
+			|| awesome_frame->frametype != AST_FRAME_CONTROL) {
+
 			res = 0;
 			goto indicate_cleanup;
 		}