diff --git a/libobs/obs-source.c b/libobs/obs-source.c
index 85b3c329d..a67bb4985 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-source.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-source.c
@@ -4589,12 +4589,16 @@ static inline void process_audio_source_tick(obs_source_t *source,
 void obs_source_audio_render(obs_source_t *source, uint32_t mixers,
 			     size_t channels, size_t sample_rate, size_t size)
 {
-	if (!source->audio_output_buf[0][0] || !source->context.data) {
+	if (!source->audio_output_buf[0][0]) {
 		source->audio_pending = true;
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (source->info.audio_render) {
+		if (!source->context.data) {
+			source->audio_pending = true;
+			return;
+		}
 		custom_audio_render(source, mixers, channels, sample_rate);
 		return;
 	}