diff --git a/rtpreceiver.go b/rtpreceiver.go
index ba1afb5517c..7e7aebb473c 100644
--- a/rtpreceiver.go
+++ b/rtpreceiver.go
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ func (r *RTPReceiver) streamsForTrack(t *TrackRemote) *trackStreams {
 func (r *RTPReceiver) readRTP(b []byte, reader *TrackRemote) (n int, a interceptor.Attributes, err error) {
 	<-r.received
 	if t := r.streamsForTrack(reader); t != nil {
+		if t.rtcpInterceptor == nil {
+			return 0, nil, nil
+		}
 		return t.rtpInterceptor.Read(b, a)
 	}