--- desktop/unx/source/splashx.c
+++ desktop/unx/source/splashx.c
@@ -612,6 +612,9 @@
 // Draw the progress
 void splash_draw_progress( int progress )
 {
+    if (!display)
+        return;
+
     // sanity
     if ( progress < 0 )
         progress = 0;
@@ -642,7 +645,8 @@
 // Close the window & cleanup
 void splash_close_window()
 {
-    XCloseDisplay( display );
+    if (display)
+        XCloseDisplay( display );
     display = NULL;
 #ifdef USE_LIBPNG
     png_destroy_read_struct( &png_ptr, &info_ptr, NULL );