diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 49254f3..f3831bd 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ static void menu_main_exit(char* str) {
 /* Ze ingame menu. */
 /* Small ingame menu. */
 void menu_small(void) {
-  if(player_isFlag(PLAYER_DESTROYED) || pilot_isFlag(player, PILOT_DEAD) ||
+  if((player == NULL) player_isFlag(PLAYER_DESTROYED)
+      || pilot_isFlag(player, PILOT_DEAD) ||
       (menu_isOpen(MENU_MAIN) ||
        menu_isOpen(MENU_SMALL) ||
        menu_isOpen(MENU_DEATH)))