diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java b/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java
index 34fedbce23..327712ce88 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/main/java/androidx/media3/ui/PlayerView.java
@@ -1783,8 +1783,8 @@ public class PlayerView extends FrameLayout implements AdViewProvider {
   @Override
   protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
     super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
-    if (Util.SDK_INT == 34) {
-      checkNotNull(surfaceSyncGroupV34).maybeMarkSyncReadyAndClear();
+    if (Util.SDK_INT == 34 && surfaceSyncGroupV34 != null) {
+      surfaceSyncGroupV34.maybeMarkSyncReadyAndClear();
     }
   }