--- fontconfig-2.2.1/src/fccache.c.home	2003-08-20 18:28:42.000000000 +0200
+++ fontconfig-2.2.1/src/fccache.c	2003-08-20 18:29:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -860,7 +860,10 @@
     if (getuid () != geteuid ())
 	return FcFalse;
 #endif
-    
+
+    if (cache_file == NULL) 
+    	return FcFalse;
+
     atomic = FcAtomicCreate (cache_file);
     if (!atomic)
 	goto bail0;