1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/fontset.c b/src/fontset.c
index 3091f43d6e9..c8ae1e74848 100644
--- a/src/fontset.c
+++ b/src/fontset.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ reorder_font_vector (Lisp_Object font_group, struct font *font)
 /* Return a font-group (actually a cons (-1 . FONT-GROUP-VECTOR)) for
    character C in FONTSET.  If C is -1, return a fallback font-group.
    If C is not -1, the value may be Qt (FONTSET doesn't have a font
-   for C even in the fallback group, or 0 (a font for C may be found
+   for C even in the fallback group), or 0 (a font for C may be found
    only in the fallback group).  */
 
 static Lisp_Object
@@ -465,7 +465,9 @@ fontset_get_font_group (Lisp_Object fontset, int c)
   if (! NILP (font_group))
     return font_group;
   base_fontset = FONTSET_BASE (fontset);
-  if (c >= 0)
+  if (NILP (base_fontset))
+    font_group = Qnil;
+  else if (c >= 0)
     font_group = char_table_ref_and_range (base_fontset, c, &from, &to);
   else
     font_group = FONTSET_FALLBACK (base_fontset);
@@ -476,6 +478,8 @@ fontset_get_font_group (Lisp_Object fontset, int c)
         char_table_set_range (fontset, from, to, font_group);
       return font_group;
     }
+  if (!VECTORP (font_group))
+    return font_group;
   font_group = Fcopy_sequence (font_group);
   for (i = 0; i < ASIZE (font_group); i++)
     if (! NILP (AREF (font_group, i)))
@@ -2100,6 +2104,8 @@ DEFUN ("fontset-list", Ffontset_list, Sfontset_list, 0, 0, 0,
 
 #ifdef FONTSET_DEBUG
 
+Lisp_Object dump_fontset (Lisp_Object) EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
+
 Lisp_Object
 dump_fontset (Lisp_Object fontset)
 {