diff -Nrbu yad-7.2/src/list.c yad-7.2-OK/src/list.c
--- yad-7.2/src/list.c	2020-09-11 12:05:18.000000000 +0300
+++ yad-7.2-OK/src/list.c	2020-10-21 19:43:39.183644629 +0300
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
     return FALSE;
 
   gtk_tree_model_get (m, it, options.list_data.sep_column - 1, &name, -1);
-  return (strcmp (name, options.list_data.sep_value) == 0);
+  return (name && strcmp (name, options.list_data.sep_value) == 0);
 }
 
 static inline void