diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index 536ee5e73..711bd6168 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -3064,8 +3064,8 @@ static int kenwood_get_power_minmax(RIG *rig, int *power_now, int *power_min,
                   __func__);
         // return the last values we got
         *power_now = rs->power_now;
-        *power_min = rs->power_min;
-        *power_max = rs->power_max;
+        if (power_min) *power_min = rs->power_min;
+        if (power_max) *power_max = rs->power_max;
         RETURNFUNC(RIG_OK);
     }
 
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
index 04d39b76f..158f67125 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "token.h"
 #include "idx_builtin.h"
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20240919"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20240925"
 
 #define EOM_KEN ';'
 #define EOM_TH '\r'