diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
index 8452074907..0697b65e56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ export class HtmlVideoPlayer {
         const player = this;
 
         sessionPromise.then((s) => {
-            if (!s.TranscodingInfo || s.TranscodingInfo?.IsVideoDirect) {
+            if (!s.TranscodingInfo || s.TranscodingInfo.IsVideoDirect) {
                 // restore recorded delivery method if any
                 mediaStreamTextTracks.forEach((t) => {
                     t.DeliveryMethod = t.realDeliveryMethod ?? t.DeliveryMethod;