diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c b/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
index 3d2ae7ae..3850b3be 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ gtk_xtext_get_word (GtkXText * xtext, int x, int y, textentry ** ret_ent,
 	word = gtk_xtext_strip_color (word, len, xtext->scratch_buffer, NULL, NULL, slp, FALSE);
 
 	/* avoid turning the cursor into a hand for non-url part of the word */
-	if (xtext->urlcheck_function (GTK_WIDGET (xtext), word))
+	if (xtext->urlcheck_function && xtext->urlcheck_function (GTK_WIDGET (xtext), word))
 	{
 		int start, end;
 		url_last (&start, &end);