--- cairo-0.9.2.orig/test/cairo-test.c	2005-08-05 12:37:42.000000000 -0500
+++ cairo-0.9.2/test/cairo-test.c	2005-08-19 16:03:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -383,7 +383,12 @@
     }
 
     xrender_format = XRenderFindStandardFormat (dpy, PictStandardARGB32);
-    
+    if (xrender_format == NULL) {
+		cairo_test_log ("XRenderFindStandardFormat returned NULL\n");
+		return NULL;
+    }
+
+
     xtc->pixmap = XCreatePixmap (dpy, DefaultRootWindow (dpy),
 				 width, height, xrender_format->depth);