diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a1be1a227..387879e7f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-04-23  Joe Marcus Clarke  <marcus@FreeBSD.org>
+
+	* src/base/ftbdf.c (FT_Get_BDF_Property): Check for valid
+	`get_interface'.
+
 2003-04-23  Paul Miller  <paulm@profoundeffects.com>
 
 	* src/base/ftmac.c (parse_fond): Fix handling of style names.
diff --git a/src/base/ftbdf.c b/src/base/ftbdf.c
index 54e73d444..63e3071c1 100644
--- a/src/base/ftbdf.c
+++ b/src/base/ftbdf.c
@@ -90,11 +90,15 @@
       BDF_GetPropertyFunc  func;
 
 
-      func = (BDF_GetPropertyFunc)driver->root.clazz->get_interface(
-                                    FT_MODULE( driver ), "get_bdf_property" );
-      if ( func )
-        error = func( face, prop_name, aproperty );
+      if ( driver->root.clazz->get_interface )
+      {
+        func = (BDF_GetPropertyFunc)driver->root.clazz->get_interface(
+                 FT_MODULE( driver ), "get_bdf_property" );
+        if ( func )
+          error = func( face, prop_name, aproperty );
+      }
     }
+
     return error;
   }