diff --git a/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c b/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c
index 8dd56a549e..6f8148ab6d 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int sdp_parse_fmtp_config_h264(AVFormatContext *s,
             parse_profile_level_id(s, h264_data, value);
     } else if (!strcmp(attr, "sprop-parameter-sets")) {
         int ret;
-        if (value[strlen(value) - 1] == ',') {
+        if (*value == 0 || value[strlen(value) - 1] == ',') {
             av_log(s, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Missing PPS in sprop-parameter-sets, ignoring\n");
             return 0;
         }