diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
index 564713dc..e80afa19 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
@@ -114,9 +114,11 @@ static void remove_first_line(WINDOW_REC *window)
 	if (--chunk->lines == 0)
 		text_chunk_free(gui, chunk);
 
-	if (gui->lastlog_last_check->data == window)
+	if (gui->lastlog_last_check != NULL &&
+	    gui->lastlog_last_check->data == window)
 		gui->lastlog_last_check = NULL;
-	if (gui->lastlog_last_away->data == window)
+	if (gui->lastlog_last_away != NULL &&
+	    gui->lastlog_last_away->data == window)
 		gui->lastlog_last_away = NULL;
 
 	if (gui->startline->prev == NULL) {