diff --git a/kuser/kinit.1 b/kuser/kinit.1
index dc1ab0365..f374a7c06 100644
--- a/kuser/kinit.1
+++ b/kuser/kinit.1
@@ -371,13 +371,11 @@ this is a FILE cache in a file named
 (the default would be
 .Ql /tmp/krb5cc_{UID} )
 .It Ql FILE:/tmp/cc+jane@TEST.H5L.SE
-.It Ql DIR:
+.It Ql DIR:/tmp/ccdir
 this is a FILE cache named by
 .Ql /tmp/krb5cc_{UID}_dir/primary
 which will be of the form
-.Ql /tmp/krb5cc_{UID}_dir/tkt.XXXXXX 
-.It Ql DIR:/tmp/ccdir
-same, but in the givern directory rather than the default
+.Ql /tmp/ccdir/tkt.XXXXXX 
 .It Ql DIR:/tmp/ccdir:jane@TEST.H5L.SE
 this is a FILE ccache named
 .Ql /tmp/ccdir/tkt.jane@TEST.H5L.SE 
diff --git a/lib/krb5/dcache.c b/lib/krb5/dcache.c
index 6a4a226a6..77ccda13e 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/dcache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/dcache.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ dcc_resolve_2(krb5_context context,
          *
          */
 
-        if (*res == '\0' || (res[0] == ':' && res[1] == '\0')) {
+        if (res == NULL || *res == '\0' || (res[0] == ':' && res[1] == '\0')) {
             /* XXX Why not? */
             krb5_set_error_message(context, KRB5_CC_FORMAT,
                                    N_("\"DIR:\" is not a valid ccache name", ""));