diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a363e60ee..5dbdd6a9c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-11-29  Samuel Thibault  <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>
+
+	Fix GNU/Hurd grub-install crash.
+	* util/grub-probe.c (probe): Try to access `path' only when it is not
+	NULL.
+
 2009-11-28  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	Correct module naming.
diff --git a/util/grub-probe.c b/util/grub-probe.c
index b88fbaaae..2b9784123 100644
--- a/util/grub-probe.c
+++ b/util/grub-probe.c
@@ -238,33 +238,36 @@ probe (const char *path, char *device_name)
 
   if (print == PRINT_FS)
     {
-      struct stat st;
+      if (path)
+        {
+	  struct stat st;
 
-      stat (path, &st);
+	  stat (path, &st);
 
-      if (S_ISREG (st.st_mode))
-	{
-	  /* Regular file.  Verify that we can read it properly.  */
+	  if (S_ISREG (st.st_mode))
+	    {
+	      /* Regular file.  Verify that we can read it properly.  */
 
-	  grub_file_t file;
-	  char *rel_path;
-	  grub_util_info ("reading %s via OS facilities", path);
-	  filebuf_via_sys = grub_util_read_image (path);
+	      grub_file_t file;
+	      char *rel_path;
+	      grub_util_info ("reading %s via OS facilities", path);
+	      filebuf_via_sys = grub_util_read_image (path);
 
-	  rel_path = make_system_path_relative_to_its_root (path);
-	  asprintf (&grub_path, "(%s)%s", drive_name, rel_path);
-	  free (rel_path);
-	  grub_util_info ("reading %s via GRUB facilities", grub_path);
-	  file = grub_file_open (grub_path);
-	  if (! file)
-	    grub_util_error ("can not open %s via GRUB facilities", grub_path);
-	  filebuf_via_grub = xmalloc (file->size);
-	  grub_file_read (file, filebuf_via_grub, file->size);
+	      rel_path = make_system_path_relative_to_its_root (path);
+	      asprintf (&grub_path, "(%s)%s", drive_name, rel_path);
+	      free (rel_path);
+	      grub_util_info ("reading %s via GRUB facilities", grub_path);
+	      file = grub_file_open (grub_path);
+	      if (! file)
+		grub_util_error ("can not open %s via GRUB facilities", grub_path);
+	      filebuf_via_grub = xmalloc (file->size);
+	      grub_file_read (file, filebuf_via_grub, file->size);
 
-	  grub_util_info ("comparing");
+	      grub_util_info ("comparing");
 
-	  if (memcmp (filebuf_via_grub, filebuf_via_sys, file->size))
-	    grub_util_error ("files differ");
+	      if (memcmp (filebuf_via_grub, filebuf_via_sys, file->size))
+		grub_util_error ("files differ");
+	    }
 	}
 
       printf ("%s\n", fs->name);