diff --git a/src/rtpp_proc_async.c b/src/rtpp_proc_async.c
index 3138c039f..39af9726e 100644
--- a/src/rtpp_proc_async.c
+++ b/src/rtpp_proc_async.c
@@ -234,8 +234,10 @@ rtpp_proc_async_run(void *arg)
         CALL_METHOD(cf->stable->sessinfo, sync_polltbl, &ptbl_rtp, PIPE_RTP);
         if (rtp_only == 0) {
             CALL_METHOD(cf->stable->sessinfo, sync_polltbl, &ptbl_rtcp, PIPE_RTCP);
+        }
         nready_rtp = nready_rtcp = 0;
         if (ptbl_rtp.curlen > 0) {
+            if (rtp_only == 0) {
 #if RTPP_DEBUG_netio > 1
                 RTPP_LOG(cf->stable->glog, RTPP_LOG_DBUG, "run %lld " \
                   "polling for %d RTCP file descriptors", \