lshw-gtk freezes the system

[Humphrey van Polanen Petel]

start Hardware Lister from launch bar
empty panel appears
click <refresh>
system freezes

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: lshw-gtk 02.17-1.1ubuntu3.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-38.43~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-38-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Apr 23 17:08:55 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-13 (130 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
SourcePackage: lshw
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)