Index: source/blender/src/drawtext.c
===================================================================
--- source/blender/src/drawtext.c	(revision 10894)
+++ source/blender/src/drawtext.c	(working copy)
@@ -940,6 +940,8 @@
 	char linenr[12];
 	float col[3];
 	int linecount = 0;
+	
+	if(!st) return;
 
 	BIF_GetThemeColor3fv(TH_BACK, col);
 	glClearColor(col[0], col[1], col[2], 0.0);
@@ -1411,9 +1413,12 @@
 	short val= evt->val;
 	char ascii= evt->ascii;
 	SpaceText *st= curarea->spacedata.first;
-	Text *text= st->text;
+	Text *text;
 	int do_draw=0, p;
 
+	if(!st) return;
+	text= st->text;
+
 	/* smartass code to prevent the CTRL/ALT events below from not working! */
 	if(G.qual & (LR_ALTKEY|LR_CTRLKEY))
 		if(!ispunct(ascii)) 
Index: source/blender/src/header_text.c
===================================================================
--- source/blender/src/header_text.c	(revision 10894)
+++ source/blender/src/header_text.c	(working copy)
@@ -636,11 +636,14 @@
 {
 	uiBlock *block;
 	SpaceText *st= curarea->spacedata.first;
-	Text *text= st->text;
+	Text *text;
 	short xco, xmax;
 	char naam[256];
 	
-	if (!st || st->spacetype != SPACE_TEXT) return;
+	if(!st) return;
+	if (st->spacetype != SPACE_TEXT) return;
+	
+	text= st->text;
 
 	sprintf(naam, "header %d", curarea->headwin);
 	block= uiNewBlock(&curarea->uiblocks, naam, UI_EMBOSS, UI_HELV, curarea->headwin);