diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 19a767eaa3..a9991eaba0 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2011-03-10  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@vmware.com>
 
+	* p-typeprint.c (pascal_type_print_method_args): Don't use 
+	pointer until after null-check.
+
 	* tracepoint.c (cmd_qtv): Discard unused value 'packet'.
 	(cmd_qtframe): Ditto.
 	(cmd_qtbuffer): Ditto.
diff --git a/gdb/p-typeprint.c b/gdb/p-typeprint.c
index 54a761d464..fb3f3a14b1 100644
--- a/gdb/p-typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/p-typeprint.c
@@ -156,18 +156,18 @@ void
 pascal_type_print_method_args (char *physname, char *methodname,
 			       struct ui_file *stream)
 {
-  int is_constructor = (strncmp (physname, "__ct__", 6) == 0);
-  int is_destructor = (strncmp (physname, "__dt__", 6) == 0);
-
-  if (is_constructor || is_destructor)
-    {
-      physname += 6;
-    }
-
   fputs_filtered (methodname, stream);
 
   if (physname && (*physname != 0))
     {
+      int is_constructor = (strncmp (physname, "__ct__", 6) == 0);
+      int is_destructor = (strncmp (physname, "__dt__", 6) == 0);
+
+      if (is_constructor || is_destructor)
+	{
+	  physname += 6;
+	}
+
       fputs_filtered (" (", stream);
       /* We must demangle this.  */
       while (isdigit (physname[0]))