diff -rup libvirt-0.7.1/src/lxc_driver.c new/src/lxc_driver.c
--- libvirt-0.7.1/src/lxc_driver.c	2009-09-10 09:45:00.000000000 -0400
+++ new/src/lxc_driver.c	2010-06-03 15:03:11.524069000 -0400
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static virDrvOpenStatus lxcOpen(virConne
             return VIR_DRV_OPEN_DECLINED;
 
         /* If path isn't '/' then they typoed, tell them correct path */
-        if (STRNEQ(conn->uri->path, "/")) {
+        if (conn->uri->path != NULL &&
+            STRNEQ(conn->uri->path, "/")) {
             lxcError(conn, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                      _("unexpected LXC URI path '%s', try lxc:///"),
                      conn->uri->path);