1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/unix/tclUnixFile.c b/unix/tclUnixFile.c
index 2f2ebc4..e278eae 100644
--- a/unix/tclUnixFile.c
+++ b/unix/tclUnixFile.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclUnixFile.c,v 1.49 2006/03/25 01:47:56 das Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclUnixFile.c,v 1.50 2006/08/29 00:36:57 coldstore Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -1089,6 +1089,9 @@ TclNativeCreateNativeRep(
 	 */
 
 	validPathPtr = Tcl_FSGetNormalizedPath(NULL, pathPtr);
+	if (validPathPtr == NULL) {
+	    return NULL;
+	}
 	Tcl_IncrRefCount(validPathPtr);
     }