diff --git a/panels/user-accounts/cc-carousel.c b/panels/user-accounts/cc-carousel.c
index c1311f7dc..cf98b533f 100644
--- a/panels/user-accounts/cc-carousel.c
+++ b/panels/user-accounts/cc-carousel.c
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ cc_carousel_item_get_x (CcCarouselItem *item,
         widget = GTK_WIDGET (item);
 
         width = gtk_widget_get_allocated_width (widget);
-        gtk_widget_translate_coordinates (widget,
-                                          parent,
-                                          width / 2,
-                                          0,
-                                          &dest_x,
-                                          NULL);
+        if (!gtk_widget_translate_coordinates (widget,
+                                               parent,
+                                               width / 2,
+                                               0,
+                                               &dest_x,
+                                               NULL))
+                return 0;
 
         return CLAMP (dest_x - ARROW_SIZE,
                       0,