diff --git a/netcam.c b/netcam.c
index 92d0bb41..7d66fde6 100644
--- a/netcam.c
+++ b/netcam.c
@@ -1875,6 +1875,7 @@ static void *netcam_handler_loop(void *arg)
             }
         }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
         if (netcam->caps.streaming == NCS_RTSP) {
             if (!netcam->rtsp->active) {      // We must have disconnected.  Try to reconnect
                 if ((netcam->rtsp->status == RTSP_CONNECTED) ||
@@ -1898,6 +1899,7 @@ static void *netcam_handler_loop(void *arg)
                 }
             }
         }
+#endif /* HAVE_FFMPEG */
 
         if (netcam->caps.streaming != NCS_RTSP) {
             if (netcam->get_image(netcam) < 0) {
diff --git a/netcam_rtsp.c b/netcam_rtsp.c
index a4c7db14..29015cc0 100644
--- a/netcam_rtsp.c
+++ b/netcam_rtsp.c
@@ -105,10 +105,18 @@ static int rtsp_decode_video(AVPacket *packet, AVFrame *frame, AVCodecContext *c
 
 #else
 
+    AVPacket empty_packet;
     int retcd;
     int check = 0;
     char errstr[128];
 
+    if (!packet) {
+        av_init_packet(&empty_packet);
+        empty_packet.data = NULL;
+        empty_packet.size = 0;
+        packet = &empty_packet;
+    }
+
     retcd = avcodec_decode_video2(ctx_codec, frame, &check, packet);
     if (retcd < 0) {
         av_strerror(retcd, errstr, sizeof(errstr));