1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
index d49ad5f1..8f275b74 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
@@ -271,7 +271,10 @@ void
 QPDF::processFile(char const* filename, char const* password)
 {
     this->file.setFilename(filename);
-    this->provided_password = password;
+    if (password)
+    {
+	this->provided_password = password;
+    }
     parse();
 }