diff -r ef0373b55136 -r 758a864f9613 src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp	Fri Sep 17 08:34:18 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp	Mon Oct 04 01:19:32 2010 +0300
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     valid. On failure, QSslSocket will emit the QSslSocket::sslErrors()
     signal. This mode is the default for clients.
 
-    \value AutoVerifyPeer QSslSocket will automaticaly use QueryPeer for
+    \value AutoVerifyPeer QSslSocket will automatically use QueryPeer for
     server sockets and VerifyPeer for client sockets.
 
     \sa QSslSocket::peerVerifyMode()
@@ -1966,6 +1966,11 @@
     QMutexLocker locker(&globalData()->mutex);
     const QSslConfigurationPrivate *global = globalData()->config.constData();
 
+    if (!global) {
+        ptr = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+
     ptr->ref = 1;
     ptr->peerCertificate = global->peerCertificate;
     ptr->peerCertificateChain = global->peerCertificateChain;