diff --git a/libobs/obs-source.c b/libobs/obs-source.c
index eaf3604c7df27e9e99bb3cf59439df50a20f20d1..e27e4c80469e6b126f108c1496b16d0088430e58 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-source.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-source.c
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ void obs_source_addref(obs_source_t *source)
 
 void obs_source_release(obs_source_t *source)
 {
+	if (!obs) {
+		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Tried to release a source when the OBS "
+		                  "core is shut down!");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!source)
 		return;