diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aec026e86..1ba70e3c5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-08  Wenlin Institute <wenlin@wenlin.com>
+
+	* src/base/ftobjs.c (ft_glyphslot_free_bitmap): Protect against
+	slot->internal == NULL.  Reported by Graham Asher.
+
 2008-11-08  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* src/sfnt/sfobjs.c (tt_face_get_name): Modified to return an error
diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
index 0d036f612..b3ca09572 100644
--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
+++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
   FT_BASE_DEF( void )
   ft_glyphslot_free_bitmap( FT_GlyphSlot  slot )
   {
-    if ( slot->internal->flags & FT_GLYPH_OWN_BITMAP )
+    if ( slot->internal && ( slot->internal->flags & FT_GLYPH_OWN_BITMAP ) )
     {
       FT_Memory  memory = FT_FACE_MEMORY( slot->face );