diff -r 56e1ef289cbb -r 82fdaf2769b5 pidgin/gtkconv.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Sun Apr 13 02:14:49 2014 +0200
+++ b/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Sun Apr 13 02:17:31 2014 +0200
@@ -6646,7 +6646,7 @@
 			end[0] = '\0';
 		else
 			alt = NULL;
-		if (alt[0] == '\0')
+		if (alt && alt[0] == '\0')
 			alt = NULL;
 	}