diff --git a/ba/ba0100.cpp b/ba/ba0100.cpp
index 20b3a0aa9..829d92559 100755
--- a/ba/ba0100.cpp
+++ b/ba/ba0100.cpp
@@ -1665,7 +1665,8 @@ void TMenu_application::update_preferred_tree()
         if (sm != NULL)
         {
           const int num = node.get_int(1);
-          pref->add(new TMenuitem(sm->item(num)));
+					if (num < sm->items())
+						pref->add(new TMenuitem(sm->item(num)));
         }
       }
     }