diff -up Tk-804.028/pTk/mTk/generic/tkConfig.c.seg Tk-804.028/pTk/mTk/generic/tkConfig.c
--- Tk-804.028/pTk/mTk/generic/tkConfig.c.seg	2008-03-11 23:29:39.000000000 -0400
+++ Tk-804.028/pTk/mTk/generic/tkConfig.c	2008-03-11 23:28:09.000000000 -0400
@@ -1210,11 +1210,11 @@ GetOptionFromObj(interp, objPtr, tablePt
      * First, check to see if the object already has the answer cached.
      */
 
-    if (objPtr->typePtr == &tkOptionObjType) {
+/*    if (objPtr->typePtr == &tkOptionObjType) {
         if (objPtr->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1 == (VOID *) tablePtr) {
             return (Option *) objPtr->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2;
         }
-    }
+    }*/
 
     /*
      * The answer isn't cached.
@@ -2277,9 +2277,15 @@ Tk_GetOptionValue(interp, recordPtr, opt
     if (optionPtr == NULL) {
 	return NULL;
     }
+
+    if (optionPtr->specPtr == NULL) {
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
     if (optionPtr->specPtr->type == TK_OPTION_SYNONYM) {
 	optionPtr = optionPtr->extra.synonymPtr;
     }
+
     if (optionPtr->specPtr->objOffset >= 0) {
 	resultPtr = *((Tcl_Obj **) (recordPtr + optionPtr->specPtr->objOffset));
 	if (resultPtr == NULL) {
