diff --git a/src/gtkutil.c b/src/gtkutil.c

index e76b0a7..b3aa335 100644

--- a/src/gtkutil.c

+++ b/src/gtkutil.c

@@ -1079,7 +1079,9 @@ style_changed_cb (GObject *go,

       FOR_EACH_FRAME (rest, frame)

         {

           FRAME_PTR f = XFRAME (frame);

-          if (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f) == dpy)

+          if (FRAME_LIVE_P (f)

+              && FRAME_X_P (f)

+              && FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f) == dpy)

             {

               x_set_scroll_bar_default_width (f);

               xg_frame_set_char_size (f, FRAME_COLS (f), FRAME_LINES (f));