diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index 5d47e23e3be7079b839e28ab477e51475a9247fc..aa0281255047a3a0e92e8588610e976865699add 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -3977,7 +3977,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetDelay(
         if ( hIvasRend->inputsSba[i].base.inConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_INVALID )
         {
 #ifdef FIX_1135_EXT_RENDERER_HANDLES
-            if ( hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper->hBinHrSplitPreRend != NULL )
+            if ( hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper != NULL && hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper->hBinHrSplitPreRend != NULL )
 #else
             if ( hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper.hBinHrSplitPreRend != NULL )
 #endif