--- menu-cache-0.3.0/libmenu-cache/menu-cache.c-orig	2010-02-16 00:06:11.433346118 -0600
+++ menu-cache-0.3.0/libmenu-cache/menu-cache.c	2010-02-16 00:06:31.385812513 -0600
@@ -542,7 +542,10 @@ MenuCacheDir* menu_cache_item_get_parent
 
 GSList* menu_cache_dir_get_children( MenuCacheDir* dir )
 {
-    return dir->children;
+    if (dir != NULL)
+       return dir->children;
+    else
+       return NULL;
 }