1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/interface.cpp b/src/interface.cpp
index 284368bff..bf497b407 100644
--- a/src/interface.cpp
+++ b/src/interface.cpp
@@ -1539,14 +1539,16 @@ sp_ui_menu_item_set_name(GtkWidget *data, Glib::ustring const &name)
         //- a GtkHBox, whose first child is a label displaying name if the menu
         //item has an accel key
         //- a GtkLabel if the menu has no accel key
-        if (GTK_IS_LABEL(child)) {
-            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL (child), name.c_str());
-        } else if (GTK_IS_HBOX(child)) {
-            gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(
-            GTK_LABEL (gtk_container_get_children(GTK_CONTAINER (child))->data),
-            name.c_str());
-        }//else sp_ui_menu_append_item_from_verb has been modified and can set
-        //a menu item in yet another way...
+        if (child != NULL){
+            if (GTK_IS_LABEL(child)) {
+                gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(GTK_LABEL (child), name.c_str());
+            } else if (GTK_IS_HBOX(child)) {
+                gtk_label_set_markup_with_mnemonic(
+                GTK_LABEL (gtk_container_get_children(GTK_CONTAINER (child))->data),
+                name.c_str());
+            }//else sp_ui_menu_append_item_from_verb has been modified and can set
+            //a menu item in yet another way...
+        }
     }
 }