--- chan_sip.c.orig	2007-04-09 08:11:19.000000000 -0400
+++ chan_sip.c	2007-04-09 07:57:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -2658,7 +2658,10 @@
 	ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
 	switch (ast_test_flag(p, SIP_DTMF)) {
 	case SIP_DTMF_INFO:
-		transmit_info_with_digit(p, digit);
+		if(ast->_state == AST_STATE_UP)
+			transmit_info_with_digit(p, digit);
+		else
+			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Ignoring INFO digit, channel is not up yet\n");
 		break;
 	case SIP_DTMF_RFC2833:
 		if (p->rtp)