1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ui-patch.c b/ui-patch.c
index e7a010a..7ee2c41 100644
--- a/ui-patch.c
+++ b/ui-patch.c
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ void cgit_print_patch(char *hex, struct cacheitem *item)
                 return;
         }
         info = cgit_parse_commit(commit);
-        hashcpy(old_sha1, commit->parents->item->object.sha1);
+
+        if (commit->parents && commit->parents->item)
+                hashcpy(old_sha1, commit->parents->item->object.sha1);
+        else
+                hashclr(old_sha1);
 
         patchname = fmt("%s.patch", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
         cgit_print_snapshot_start("text/plain", patchname, item);