diff --git a/ppd/ppd-cache.c b/ppd/ppd-cache.c
index d3b6eb1c..8fcc4ffe 100644
--- a/ppd/ppd-cache.c
+++ b/ppd/ppd-cache.c
@@ -2453,6 +2453,9 @@ ppdCacheAssignPresets(ppd_file_t *ppd,
       char *o, *c, *p;
       int score;
 
+      if (option->num_choices <= 0 || !option->choices)
+	continue;
+
       o = option->keyword;
 
       // Skip options which do not change color mode and quality or
@@ -2491,6 +2494,7 @@ ppdCacheAssignPresets(ppd_file_t *ppd,
 
       if (ppd->nickname &&
           strstr(ppd->nickname, "Foomatic") &&
+	  option->num_choices > 0 && option->choices &&
 	  !strncmp(option->choices[0].choice, "From", 4) &&
 	  ppdFindOption(ppd, option->choices[0].choice + 4))
       {
diff --git a/ppd/test_ppd_cache.c b/ppd/test_ppd_cache.c
index e4ca9f5f..81fcfb44 100644
--- a/ppd/test_ppd_cache.c
+++ b/ppd/test_ppd_cache.c
@@ -557,6 +557,53 @@ main(void)
   testEnd(sz == NULL);
 
 
+  // T53 — Foomatic PPD with an empty *OpenUI option must not dereference
+  //       option->choices[0] in ppdCacheAssignPresets() (Issue #81).
+  testBegin("ppdCacheCreateWithPPD on Foomatic PPD with empty OpenUI option");
+  {
+    static const char foomatic_empty_opt_ppd[] =
+      "*PPD-Adobe: \"4.3\"\n"
+      "*FormatVersion: \"4.3\"\n"
+      "*FileVersion: \"1.0\"\n"
+      "*LanguageVersion: English\n"
+      "*LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1\n"
+      "*PCFileName: \"FOOEMPTY.PPD\"\n"
+      "*Manufacturer: \"Generic\"\n"
+      "*Product: \"(Foomatic Printer)\"\n"
+      "*ModelName: \"Generic Foomatic Printer\"\n"
+      "*ShortNickName: \"FoomaticPrinter\"\n"
+      "*NickName: \"Generic Foomatic Printer Foomatic/foo (recommended)\"\n"
+      "*PSVersion: \"(3010.000) 0\"\n"
+      "*OpenUI *PageSize/Page Size: PickOne\n"
+      "*OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageSize\n"
+      "*DefaultPageSize: Letter\n"
+      "*PageSize Letter/US Letter: \"<</PageSize[612 792]>>setpagedevice\"\n"
+      "*CloseUI: *PageSize\n"
+      "*OpenUI *PageRegion/Page Region: PickOne\n"
+      "*OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageRegion\n"
+      "*DefaultPageRegion: Letter\n"
+      "*PageRegion Letter/US Letter: \"<</PageSize[612 792]>>setpagedevice\"\n"
+      "*CloseUI: *PageRegion\n"
+      "*DefaultImageableArea: Letter\n"
+      "*ImageableArea Letter/US Letter: \"18 18 594 774\"\n"
+      "*DefaultPaperDimension: Letter\n"
+      "*PaperDimension Letter/US Letter: \"612 792\"\n"
+      "*OpenUI *AuditEmpty/Empty Option: PickOne\n"
+      "*OrderDependency: 20 AnySetup *AuditEmpty\n"
+      "*DefaultAuditEmpty: None\n"
+      "*CloseUI: *AuditEmpty\n";
+    FILE *fp_foo = tmpfile();
+    fputs(foomatic_empty_opt_ppd, fp_foo);
+    rewind(fp_foo);
+    ppd_file_t *ppd_foo = ppdOpen(fp_foo);
+    fclose(fp_foo);
+    ppd_cache_t *pc_foo = ppdCacheCreateWithPPD(ppd_foo);
+    testEnd(ppd_foo != NULL && pc_foo != NULL);
+    ppdCacheDestroy(pc_foo);
+    ppdClose(ppd_foo);
+  }
+
+
   // =========================================================================
   // Cleanup
   // =========================================================================