diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 6795ce2eeea7e16997dc0ef1cb3d9e8c4f7d6ce6..97168e7ee451e16545b18182c74ecf9cdd9d0c9d 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -6076,6 +6076,14 @@ static void try_suggested_sip_codec(struct sip_pvt *p)
 {
 	int fmt;
 	const char *codec;
+	struct ast_channel* chan;
+
+	chan = ast_channel_ref(p->owner);
+	while (ast_channel_trylock(chan)) {
+		sip_pvt_unlock(p);
+		usleep(1);
+		sip_pvt_lock(p);
+	}
 
 	if (p->outgoing_call) {
 		codec = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(p->owner, "SIP_CODEC_OUTBOUND");
@@ -6083,7 +6091,12 @@ static void try_suggested_sip_codec(struct sip_pvt *p)
 		codec = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(p->owner, "SIP_CODEC");
 	}
 
-	if (!codec) 
+	codec = ast_strdupa(S_OR(codec, ""));
+
+	ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+	chan = ast_channel_unref(chan);
+
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(codec))
 		return;
 
 	fmt = ast_getformatbyname(codec);