--- gnustep-gui-0.26.2.orig/Source/NSPrinter.m
+++ gnustep-gui-0.26.2/Source/NSPrinter.m
@@ -1159,6 +1159,8 @@
       // Otherwise, scan up to the end of line or '/'
       [ppdData scanUpToCharactersFromSet: valueEndSet 
                               intoString: &value];
+      if (!value)
+        value = @"";
     }
   // If there is a value translation, scan it
   if ([ppdData scanString: @"/"