--- xfce-rc-config.c~	2012-06-15 09:56:35.444753774 +1000
+++ xfce-rc-config.c	2012-06-15 09:56:39.176811072 +1000
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
         {
           g_critical ("Failed to parse file %s, ignoring.", *p);
           xfce_rc_close (XFCE_RC (simple));
+          simple = NULL;
           continue;
         }
       config->rclist = g_slist_append (config->rclist, simple);