diff --git a/src/hooks/useCall.ts b/src/hooks/useCall.ts
index db0660df2b..cc32b46bc8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCall.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCall.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const useParticipants = (call: Call | null): Map<RoomMember, Set<string>>
     return useTypedEventEmitterState(
         call ?? undefined,
         CallEvent.Participants,
-        useCallback((state) => state ?? call?.participants ?? [], [call]),
+        useCallback((state) => state ?? call?.participants ?? new Map(), [call]),
     );
 };