diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c221a6669..5a9270420 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ver 0.23.8 (not yet released)
 * storage
   - curl: fix crash if web server does not understand WebDAV
+* input
+  - cdio_paranoia: fix crash if no drive was found
 * output
   - pipewire: fix crash with PipeWire 0.3.53
 * mixer
diff --git a/src/input/plugins/CdioParanoiaInputPlugin.cxx b/src/input/plugins/CdioParanoiaInputPlugin.cxx
index 55cc2a5a4..29ab784a8 100644
--- a/src/input/plugins/CdioParanoiaInputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/input/plugins/CdioParanoiaInputPlugin.cxx
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ cdio_detect_device()
 
 	AtScopeExit(devices) { cdio_free_device_list(devices); };
 
+	if (devices[0] == nullptr)
+		return nullptr;
+
 	return AllocatedPath::FromFS(devices[0]);
 }