diff -r e39b78b393fe -r 55185be28a1b pidgin/gtkutils.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkutils.c	Fri Jun 13 04:34:06 2008 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkutils.c	Fri Jun 13 04:57:45 2008 +0000
@@ -1001,13 +1001,14 @@
 	}
 
 	prpl_info = PURPLE_PLUGIN_PROTOCOL_INFO(conn->prpl);
+	if (prpl_info != NULL && prpl_info->get_cb_real_name)
+		who = prpl_info->get_cb_real_name(conn, chat, name);
 	if (prpl_info == NULL || prpl_info->get_cb_info == NULL) {
-		pidgin_retrieve_user_info(conn, name);
+		pidgin_retrieve_user_info(conn, who ? who : name);
+		g_free(who);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (prpl_info->get_cb_real_name)
-		who = prpl_info->get_cb_real_name(conn, chat, name);
 	show_retrieveing_info(conn, who ? who : name);
 	prpl_info->get_cb_info(conn, chat, name);
 	g_free(who);