diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 0e8cea36d3e..d1964c1208a 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-07-09  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* python/py-prettyprint.c (gdbpy_get_display_hint): Don't use
+	'hint' if it is NULL.
+
 2010-07-09  Hui Zhu  <teawater@gmail.com>
 
 	* source.c (print_source_lines_base): Add check for noprint.
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c b/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c
index 9a205b4ab7f..434c8a593da 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-prettyprint.c
@@ -229,10 +229,12 @@ gdbpy_get_display_hint (PyObject *printer)
     return NULL;
 
   hint = PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs (printer, gdbpy_display_hint_cst, NULL);
-  if (gdbpy_is_string (hint))
-    result = python_string_to_host_string (hint);
   if (hint)
-    Py_DECREF (hint);
+    {
+      if (gdbpy_is_string (hint))
+	result = python_string_to_host_string (hint);
+      Py_DECREF (hint);
+    }
   else
     gdbpy_print_stack ();