--- vcl/unx/gtk/fpicker/SalGtkFilePicker.cxx.orig	2017-02-01 23:26:44.258083000 -0500
+++ vcl/unx/gtk/fpicker/SalGtkFilePicker.cxx	2017-02-01 23:28:54.043530000 -0500
@@ -418,17 +418,18 @@
 static void
 dialog_remove_buttons(GtkWidget *pActionArea)
 {
-    GList *pChildren =
-        gtk_container_get_children( GTK_CONTAINER( pActionArea ) );
+    GtkContainer * container = GTK_CONTAINER( pActionArea );
 
-    for( GList *p = pChildren; p; p = p->next )
+    if( container )
     {
-        GtkWidget *pWidget = GTK_WIDGET( p->data );
-        if ( GTK_IS_BUTTON( pWidget ) )
-            gtk_widget_destroy( pWidget );
-    }
+         GList *pChildren =
+             gtk_container_get_children( container );
+
+         for( GList *p = pChildren; p; p = p->next )
+             gtk_widget_destroy( GTK_WIDGET( p->data ) );
 
-    g_list_free( pChildren );
+         g_list_free( pChildren );
+    }
 }
 
 static void