diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayer-ios.mm b/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayer-ios.mm
index 248f6a285aac..78be859e0d76 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayer-ios.mm
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayer-ios.mm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ -(void) dealloc
 
 -(void) clean
 {
+    _videoPlayer = nullptr;
     [self stop];
     [self removePlayerEventListener];
     [self.playerController.view removeFromSuperview];
@@ -243,7 +244,11 @@ -(void) stop
         [self seekTo:0];
         [self.playerController.player pause];
         _state = PlayerbackStopped;
-        _videoPlayer->onPlayEvent((int)VideoPlayer::EventType::STOPPED);
+        
+        // stop() will be invoked in dealloc, which is invoked by _videoPlayer's destructor,
+        // so do't send the message when _videoPlayer is being deleted.
+        if (_videoPlayer)
+            _videoPlayer->onPlayEvent((int)VideoPlayer::EventType::STOPPED);
     }
 }