diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3079fed7c..9db3be5c1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-07-27  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* src/base/ftoutln.c (FT_Outline_Translate): Check `outline' before
+	first usage.  From Savannah patch #6115.
+
 2007-07-16  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* docs/CHANGES: Updated.
diff --git a/src/base/ftoutln.c b/src/base/ftoutln.c
index 6926f3a09..397a0a62e 100644
--- a/src/base/ftoutln.c
+++ b/src/base/ftoutln.c
@@ -474,12 +474,14 @@
                         FT_Pos             yOffset )
   {
     FT_UShort   n;
-    FT_Vector*  vec = outline->points;
+    FT_Vector*  vec;
 
 
     if ( !outline )
       return;
 
+    vec = outline->points;
+
     for ( n = 0; n < outline->n_points; n++ )
     {
       vec->x += xOffset;