1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mate-panel/panel-util.c b/mate-panel/panel-util.c
index 850ea8c1..838d9687 100644
--- a/mate-panel/panel-util.c
+++ b/mate-panel/panel-util.c
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ panel_uri_exists (const char *uri)
 GIcon *
 panel_gicon_from_icon_name (const char *icon_name) {
 GIcon *icon = NULL;
+
+ if (icon_name == NULL) {
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
 if (g_path_is_absolute(icon_name)) {
 if (!g_file_test (icon_name, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
 gchar *name = g_path_get_basename (icon_name);