diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
index 5780b4c113..d971ca75b3 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
@@ -2017,7 +2017,10 @@ void CvCapture_FFMPEG::get_rotation_angle()
     if (sd && nb_sd > 0)
     {
         const AVPacketSideData* mtx = av_packet_side_data_get(sd,  nb_sd, AV_PKT_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX);
-        data = mtx->data;
+        if (mtx)
+        {
+            data = mtx->data;
+        }
     }
 # endif
     if (data)