diff --git a/examples/ChangeLog b/examples/ChangeLog
index 141bd27b..476921e7 100644
--- a/examples/ChangeLog
+++ b/examples/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-03-17  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* first.c, second.c: Fixed a bug that caused a core dump when
+	the sysdeps code does not return all data.
+
 1998-11-22  Martin Baulig  <baulig@taurus.uni-trier.de>
 
 	* netload.c: Call inet_ntoa () to get address and subnet
diff --git a/examples/first.c b/examples/first.c
index 2d28995b..6bfdcc15 100644
--- a/examples/first.c
+++ b/examples/first.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv [])
 	printf ("Proc_Args    PID  %5d (0x%08lx): %lu - '%s'\n", (int) pid,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.flags,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.size,
-		args);
+		args ? args : "");
 
 	glibtop_free (args);
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv [])
 	printf ("Proc_Args    PID  %5d (0x%08lx): %lu - '%s'\n", (int) ppid,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.flags,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.size,
-		args);
+		args ? args : "");
 
 	glibtop_free (args);
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv [])
 	printf ("Proc_Args    PID  %5d (0x%08lx): %lu - '%s'\n", 1,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.flags,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.size,
-		args);
+		args ? args : "");
 
 	glibtop_free (args);
 
diff --git a/examples/second.c b/examples/second.c
index 5a9cccfa..f5e6bc91 100644
--- a/examples/second.c
+++ b/examples/second.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ output (pid_t pid)
 	printf ("Proc_Args    PID  %5d (0x%08lx): %lu - '%s'\n", (int) pid,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.flags,
 		(unsigned long) data.proc_args.size,
-		args);
+		args ? args : "");
 
 	glibtop_free (args);