diff --git a/menu/m_driver.c b/menu/m_driver.c
index d418e6a..1a7a391 100644
--- a/menu/m_driver.c
+++ b/menu/m_driver.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2011,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
  *                                                                          *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
  * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "menu.priv.h"
 
-MODULE_ID("$Id: m_driver.c,v 1.27 2008/08/03 22:08:22 tom Exp $")
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_driver.c,v 1.31 2012/03/10 23:43:41 tom Exp $")
 
 /* Macros */
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 /* Add a new character to the match pattern buffer */
 #define Add_Character_To_Pattern(menu,ch) \
-  { (menu)->pattern[((menu)->pindex)++] = (ch);\
+  { (menu)->pattern[((menu)->pindex)++] = (char) (ch);\
     (menu)->pattern[(menu)->pindex] = '\0'; }
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
   bool found = FALSE, passed = FALSE;
   int idx, last;
 
-  T((T_CALLED("_nc_Match_Next_Character(%p,%d,%p)"), menu, ch, item));
+  T((T_CALLED("_nc_Match_Next_Character(%p,%d,%p)"),
+     (void *)menu, ch, (void *)item));
 
   assert(menu && item && *item);
   idx = (*item)->index;
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |   Facility      :  libnmenu
-|   Function      :  int menu_driver(MENU *menu, int c)
+|   Function      :  int menu_driver(MENU* menu, int c)
 |
 |   Description   :  Central dispatcher for the menu. Translates the logical
 |                    request 'c' into a menu action.
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@
   ITEM *item;
   int my_top_row, rdiff;
 
-  T((T_CALLED("menu_driver(%p,%d)"), menu, c));
+  T((T_CALLED("menu_driver(%p,%d)"), (void *)menu, c));
 
   if (!menu)
     RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
@@ -536,7 +537,11 @@
 	result = E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND;
     }
 
-  if (E_OK == result)
+  if (item == 0)
+    {
+      result = E_BAD_STATE;
+    }
+  else if (E_OK == result)
     {
       /* Adjust the top row if it turns out that the current item unfortunately
          doesn't appear in the menu window */