diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp
index 8cf8dc74c..8d6dbc75f 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp
@@ -731,6 +731,12 @@ int SrsHlsCache::write_audio(SrsAvcAacCodec* codec, SrsHlsMuxer* muxer, int64_t
         }
     }
 
+    // cache->audio will be free in flush_audio
+    // so we must check whether it's null ptr.
+    if (!cache->audio) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     // TODO: config it.
     // in ms, audio delay to flush the audios.
     int64_t audio_delay = SRS_CONF_DEFAULT_AAC_DELAY;