diff --git a/src/libdraw/openfont.c b/src/libdraw/openfont.c
index f798983..fdbc656 100644
--- a/src/libdraw/openfont.c
+++ b/src/libdraw/openfont.c
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@
 		*p = '\0';
 
 	f = openfont1(d, name);
+	if(!f)
+		return nil;
 	f->lodpi = f;
 	f->namespec = namespec;