diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index a73310396d..424a219958 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -3036,13 +3036,11 @@ void wxWindowGTK::OnInternalIdle()
                 gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
 
         }
-        else
+        else if ( m_widget )
         {
-
             GdkWindow *window = m_widget->window;
-            if ((window) && !(GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW(m_widget)))
+            if ( window && !GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW(m_widget) )
                gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
-
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index 9f3a829aef..98c21e02b3 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -2932,13 +2932,11 @@ void wxWindowGTK::OnInternalIdle()
                 gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
 
         }
-        else
+        else if ( m_widget )
         {
-
             GdkWindow *window = m_widget->window;
-            if ((window) && !(GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW(m_widget)))
+            if ( window && !GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW(m_widget) )
                gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
-
         }
     }