diff --git a/src/hooks/useCall.ts b/src/hooks/useCall.ts
index 9f1fb010cb..6ace5a70e6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCall.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCall.ts
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ export const useConnectionState = (call: Call | null): ConnectionState =>
     );
 
 export const useParticipants = (call: Call | null): Map<RoomMember, Set<string>> => {
-    const participants = call?.participants;
     return useTypedEventEmitterState(
         call ?? undefined,
         CallEvent.Participants,
-        useCallback((state) => state ?? participants ?? new Map(), [participants]),
+        useCallback((state) => state ?? call?.participants ?? new Map(), []),
     );
 };