1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/display/grayscale.cpp b/src/display/grayscale.cpp
index af3a781b0..37f2b255c 100644
--- a/src/display/grayscale.cpp
+++ b/src/display/grayscale.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,13 @@ guchar luminance(guchar r, guchar g, guchar b) {
  *  happening...
  */
 bool activeDesktopIsGrayscale() {
-    return (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getColorMode() == Inkscape::COLORRENDERMODE_GRAYSCALE);
+    if (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP) {
+        return (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->getColorMode() == Inkscape::COLORRENDERMODE_GRAYSCALE);
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
-    
+
 
 };