diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98560331..0c485288 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
                   the open file dialog
  * src/sci_cb.c: fix a segfault when commenting out lines with ctrl-d
                  when no filetype is set
+ * src/utils.c: fix a segfault clicking on a compile error if the
+                compiled file has been closed
 
 
 2006-05-19  Enrico Troeger  <enrico.troeger@uvena.de>
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 68dd1feb..8412696b 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ void utils_parse_compiler_error_line(const gchar *string)
 	gint idx = document_get_cur_idx();
 	gint line = -1;
 
-	if (string == NULL) return;
+	if (string == NULL || !doc_list[app->cur_idx].is_valid) return;
 
 	// first get the line
 	switch (doc_list[app->cur_idx].file_type->id)