diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f15ffc49..3cbb9663 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 xbps-0.33 (???):
 
+ * xbps-dgraph: fixed a segfault if rootdir wasn't set:
+   issue #33: https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/33
+
  * xbps-uhelper now supports downloading files with a defined destination.
    The syntax of fetch is "URI>FILENAME". So if you call
 
diff --git a/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c b/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c
index 82a04c7d..ad08a475 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* Initialize libxbps */
 	memset(&xh, 0, sizeof(xh));
-	strncpy(xh.rootdir, rootdir, sizeof(xh.rootdir));
+	if (rootdir != NULL)
+		strncpy(xh.rootdir, rootdir, sizeof(xh.rootdir));
+
 	if ((rv = xbps_init(&xh)) != 0)
 		die("failed to initialize libxbps: %s", strerror(rv));