diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f72f15838..a9a846f70 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ver 0.22.7 (not yet released)
 * database
   - simple: fix database corruption bug
 * output
+  - fix crash when pausing with multiple partitions
   - httpd: send header "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *"
   - wasapi: add algorithm for finding usable audio format
   - wasapi: use default device only if none was configured
diff --git a/src/output/Control.cxx b/src/output/Control.cxx
index 6141710e4..625c6ff37 100644
--- a/src/output/Control.cxx
+++ b/src/output/Control.cxx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ AudioOutputControl::GetLogName() const noexcept
 {
 	assert(!IsDummy());
 
-	return output->GetLogName();
+	return output ? output->GetLogName() : name.c_str();
 }
 
 Mixer *
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ AudioOutputControl::LockPlay() noexcept
 void
 AudioOutputControl::LockPauseAsync() noexcept
 {
-	if (output->mixer != nullptr && !output->SupportsPause())
+	if (output && output->mixer != nullptr && !output->SupportsPause())
 		/* the device has no pause mode: close the mixer,
 		   unless its "global" flag is set (checked by
 		   mixer_auto_close()) */