diff --git a/src/extensions.c b/src/extensions.c
index aca17f01..bb6c0b02 100644
--- a/src/extensions.c
+++ b/src/extensions.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ opus_int32 opus_packet_extensions_generate(unsigned char *data, opus_int32 len,
                if (data) data[pos] = (extensions[i].id<<1) + extensions[i].len;
                pos++;
                if (extensions[i].len > 0) {
-                  data[pos] = extensions[i].data[0];
+                  if (data) data[pos] = extensions[i].data[0];
                   pos++;
                }
             } else {