--- daemons/lircd.c~	2005-07-10 11:34:12.000000000 +0300
+++ daemons/lircd.c	2005-08-14 19:29:50.000000000 +0300
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@
 			"no peers are specified\n",progname);
 		return(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
-	if(strcmp(hw.device, lircdfile)==0)
+	if(hw.device != NULL && strcmp(hw.device, lircdfile)==0)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: refusing to connect to myself\n",
 			progname);