--- core/gui/Source/NSBrowser.m	2003-09-29 21:30:19.000000000 -0500
+++ core.working/gui/Source/NSBrowser.m	2003-10-01 01:35:29.000000000 -0500
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@
       flag = YES;
     }
 
-  if (!flag)
+  if (!flag && anObject)
     [NSException raise: NSBrowserIllegalDelegateException
 		 format: @"Delegate does not respond to %s or %s\n",
 		 "browser: numberOfRowsInColumn: ",