diff -rupN xfce4-panel-4.7.0.orig/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c xfce4-panel-4.7.0/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.7.0.orig/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c	2010-02-27 14:58:28.000000000 -0500
+++ xfce4-panel-4.7.0/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c	2010-03-21 21:15:42.784571431 -0400
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu_add (GtkWi
            * return value of this function, so avoid that and only check
            * the visibility of the menu directory */
           directory = garcon_menu_get_directory (li->data);
-          if (!garcon_menu_directory_get_visible (directory))
+          if (directory && !garcon_menu_directory_get_visible (directory))
             continue;
 
           submenu = gtk_menu_new ();