diff --git a/gui/playlist.c b/gui/playlist.c
index c8f59e84..8b979600 100644
--- a/gui/playlist.c
+++ b/gui/playlist.c
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ static bool __playlist_queue_set_size(struct queue *queue, GtkTreeIter *iter)
 
 static void __playlist_update_sizes(struct queue *queue)
 {
-	GtkTreeModel *model = GTK_TREE_MODEL(p_store);
+	GtkTreeModel *model = p_store ? GTK_TREE_MODEL(p_store) : NULL;
 	GtkTreeModelFilter *filter;
 	GtkTreeIter  parent, iter;
 
-	if (!gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first(model, &parent))
+	if (!model || !gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first(model, &parent))
 		return;
 
 	do {