diff -r d7bba1ea597b -r c566c1227cc4 pidgin/gtkconv.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Wed Dec 23 07:47:14 2009 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Thu Dec 31 00:33:12 2009 +0000
@@ -5493,10 +5493,12 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Somebody wants to keep this conversation around, so don't time it out */
-	timer = GPOINTER_TO_INT(purple_conversation_get_data(conv, "close-timer"));
-	if (timer) {
-		purple_timeout_remove(timer);
-		purple_conversation_set_data(conv, "close-timer", GINT_TO_POINTER(0));
+	if (conv) {
+		timer = GPOINTER_TO_INT(purple_conversation_get_data(conv, "close-timer"));
+		if (timer) {
+			purple_timeout_remove(timer);
+			purple_conversation_set_data(conv, "close-timer", GINT_TO_POINTER(0));
+		}
 	}
 }