--- a/libpurple/protocols/jabber/jabber.c Sun May 11 22:22:03 2014 +0200 +++ b/libpurple/protocols/jabber/jabber.c Mon May 12 21:13:35 2014 +0200 @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ g_return_if_fail(data != NULL); /* because printing a tab to debug every minute gets old */ - if(strcmp(data, "\t")) { + if (data && strcmp(data, "\t") != 0) { const char *username; char *text = NULL, *last_part = NULL, *tag_start = NULL;