Index: guilib/SkinInfo.cpp
===================================================================
--- guilib/SkinInfo.cpp	(revision 30566)
+++ guilib/SkinInfo.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -197,9 +197,13 @@
   CStdString strPathToUse = m_strBaseDir;
   if (!strBaseDir.IsEmpty())
     strPathToUse = strBaseDir;
+  // if the caller doesn't care about the resolution just use a temporary
+  RESOLUTION tempRes = INVALID;
+  if (!res)
+    res = &tempRes;
+
   // first try and load from the current resolution's directory
-  if (!res)
-    *res = g_graphicsContext.GetVideoResolution();
+  *res = g_graphicsContext.GetVideoResolution();
   CStdString strPath = CUtil::AddFileToFolder(strPathToUse, GetDirFromRes(*res));
   strPath = CUtil::AddFileToFolder(strPath, strFile);
   if (CFile::Exists(strPath))