--- com_misc.c.old	2007-01-26 13:23:21.687500000 +0000
+++ com_misc.c	2007-01-26 13:35:20.109375000 +0000
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	VariantInit(&obj->v);
 	VariantCopyInd(&obj->v, v);
 
-	if (V_VT(&obj->v) == VT_DISPATCH) {
+	if ((V_VT(&obj->v) == VT_DISPATCH) && (V_DISPATCH(&obj->v) != NULL)) {
 		IDispatch_GetTypeInfo(V_DISPATCH(&obj->v), 0, LANG_NEUTRAL, &obj->typeinfo);
 	}