--- a/src/hbcore/effects/hbeffectdropshadow.cpp	Mon Oct 04 17:49:30 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbcore/effects/hbeffectdropshadow.cpp	Mon Oct 18 18:23:13 2010 +0300
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 void HbEffectDropShadow::updateFilterEffect()
 {
     // Only update the graphics effect if the effect is running
-    if (group()->isRunning()) {
+    if (mVgOutline && group()->isRunning()) {
         QPointF outline = mVgOutline->outline();
         QPointF offset = mVgOutline->offset();