diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index d2cf51e0..3a60a001 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2203,6 +2203,7 @@ Marko M
  for reporting a compiler warning about the use of strncpy() in strreplace()
  for adding support for kernel based LIRC driver
  for reporting a possible heap-use-after-free in cDvbTuner::Action()
+ for reporting a flaw in initializing cDvbPlayerControl and cTransferControl
 
 Patrick Rother <krd-vdr@gulu.net>
  for reporting a bug in defining timers that only differ in the day of week
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index b80c34aa..6d45c5cb 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -9823,3 +9823,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed a faulty 'Timer still recording' query when canceling an editing job.
 - Added code for the 'qks' audio track (thanks to Johann Friedrichs).
 - Fixed a possible heap-use-after-free in cDvbTuner::Action() (reported by Marko Mäkelä).
+- Fixed initializing cDvbPlayerControl and cTransferControl (reported by Marko Mäkelä).
diff --git a/dvbplayer.c b/dvbplayer.c
index 2ee846b6..ee6e501c 100644
--- a/dvbplayer.c
+++ b/dvbplayer.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: dvbplayer.c 5.1 2022/01/13 21:41:41 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbplayer.c 5.2 2022/12/05 14:45:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbplayer.h"
@@ -981,8 +981,10 @@ bool cDvbPlayer::GetReplayMode(bool &Play, bool &Forward, int &Speed)
 // --- cDvbPlayerControl -----------------------------------------------------
 
 cDvbPlayerControl::cDvbPlayerControl(const char *FileName, bool PauseLive)
-:cControl(player = new cDvbPlayer(FileName, PauseLive))
+:cControl(NULL, PauseLive)
 {
+  player = new cDvbPlayer(FileName, PauseLive);
+  SetPlayer(player);
 }
 
 cDvbPlayerControl::~cDvbPlayerControl()
diff --git a/player.h b/player.h
index 22c748bd..5507a4fe 100644
--- a/player.h
+++ b/player.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: player.h 4.5 2020/05/18 16:47:29 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: player.h 5.1 2022/12/05 14:45:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __PLAYER_H
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
          ///< Deletion of the marks themselves is handled separately, calling
          ///< this function merely tells the player to no longer display the
          ///< marks, if it has any.
+  void SetPlayer(cPlayer *Player) { player = Player; }
   double FramesPerSecond(void) const { return player ? player->FramesPerSecond() : DEFAULTFRAMESPERSECOND; }
   bool GetIndex(int &Current, int &Total, bool SnapToIFrame = false) const { return player ? player->GetIndex(Current, Total, SnapToIFrame) : false; }
   bool GetFrameNumber(int &Current, int &Total) const { return player ? player->GetFrameNumber(Current, Total) : false; }
diff --git a/transfer.c b/transfer.c
index 88931e58..1aadcc47 100644
--- a/transfer.c
+++ b/transfer.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: transfer.c 4.2 2017/12/07 15:00:33 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: transfer.c 5.1 2022/12/05 14:45:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "transfer.h"
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ void cTransfer::Receive(const uchar *Data, int Length)
 cDevice *cTransferControl::receiverDevice = NULL;
 
 cTransferControl::cTransferControl(cDevice *ReceiverDevice, const cChannel *Channel)
-:cControl(transfer = new cTransfer(Channel), true)
+:cControl(NULL, true)
 {
+  transfer = new cTransfer(Channel);
+  SetPlayer(transfer);
   ReceiverDevice->AttachReceiver(transfer);
   receiverDevice = ReceiverDevice;
 }