diff --git a/lx_loader.c b/lx_loader.c
index ae6f973..e29b81e 100644
--- a/lx_loader.c
+++ b/lx_loader.c
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ static void *lxConvert1616to32(const uint32 addr1616)
 
     const uint16 selector = (uint16) (addr1616 >> 19);  // slide segment down, and shift out control bits.
     const uint16 offset = (uint16) (addr1616 % 0x10000);  // all our LDT segments start at 64k boundaries (at the moment!).
+    if (selector == 0)  // segment 0x0000 or 0x0003: the OS/2 null selector.
+        return NULL;
     //printf("lxConvert1616to32: 0x%X -> %p\n", (uint) addr1616, (void *) (size_t) (GLoaderState.ldt[selector] + offset));
     assert(GLoaderState.ldt[selector] != 0);
     return (void *) (size_t) (GLoaderState.ldt[selector] + offset);