1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/capplets/about-me/mate-about-me-password.c b/capplets/about-me/mate-about-me-password.c
index abac117d..c2e1242d 100644
--- a/capplets/about-me/mate-about-me-password.c
+++ b/capplets/about-me/mate-about-me-password.c
@@ -436,8 +436,10 @@ io_watch_stdout (GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition condition, PasswordDialog *pdi
 }
 
 if (g_io_channel_read_chars (source, buf, BUFSIZE, &bytes_read, &error) != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL) {
- g_warning ("IO Channel read error: %s", error->message);
- g_error_free (error);
+ if (error) {
+ g_warning ("IO Channel read error: %s", error->message);
+ g_error_free (error);
+ }
 
 return TRUE;
 }