diff -u elilo-3.4.orig/choosers/simple.c elilo-3.4/choosers/simple.c
--- elilo-3.4.orig/choosers/simple.c	2003-08-20 11:13:11.000000000 -0700
+++ elilo-3.4/choosers/simple.c	2004-09-14 15:03:51.000000000 -0700
@@ -303,14 +303,14 @@
 	 * if no match is found, the args and initrd arguments may
 	 * still be modified by global options in the config file.
 	 */
-	ret = find_label(argv[index], kname, args, initrd_name);
+	ret = find_label((index < argc) ? argv[index] : NULL, kname, args, initrd_name);
 
 	/*
 	 * not found, so assume first argument is kernel name and
 	 * not label name 
 	 */
 	if (ret == -1) {
-		if (argv[index]) 
+		if ((index < argc) && argv[index]) 
 			StrCpy(kname, argv[index]);
 		else
 			StrCpy(kname, elilo_opt.default_kernel);