diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d3fc5ed7..4d683dd0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 xbps-0.22 (???):
 
+ * xbps-query(8): fix segfault when showing unexistent package files.
+
  * When checking for obsolete files in upgrades, ignore unexistent files in
    current package; this was hitting an assertion due to this.
 
diff --git a/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c b/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
index de5db5c8..046eb372 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ show_pkg_files(prop_dictionary_t filesd)
 
 		for (x = 0; x < prop_array_count(array); x++) {
 			obj = prop_array_get(array, x);
+			if (prop_object_type(obj) != PROP_TYPE_DICTIONARY)
+				continue;
 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "file", &file);
 			printf("%s", file);
 			if (prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj,