diff -Nru mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/changelog mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/changelog
--- mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/changelog	2017-04-04 19:08:02.000000000 +0300
+++ mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/changelog	2017-10-14 16:25:17.000000000 +0300
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+mate-utils (1.18.1-0ubuntu2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix-screenshot-crash.patch: new patch. Fixes occasional
+    mate-screenshot crashes (LP: #1638835)
+
+ -- Vlad Orlov <monsta@inbox.ru>  Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:25:17 +0300
+
 mate-utils (1.18.1-0ubuntu1) zesty; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream maintenance release.
diff -Nru mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/fix-screenshot-crash.patch mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/fix-screenshot-crash.patch
--- mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/fix-screenshot-crash.patch	1970-01-01 03:00:00.000000000 +0300
+++ mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/fix-screenshot-crash.patch	2017-10-14 16:24:53.000000000 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+From dd8bb2cf8266c8f898613f69ddc817a1e30fced9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: monsta <monsta@inbox.ru>
+Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:39:18 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] screenshot: don't get window title as it's not used later
+
+it's useless since https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-utils/commit/8f060cfddeedc196cf8689ffc670a80cbe5698c6
+
+fixes https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-utils/issues/165
+---
+ mate-screenshot/src/mate-screenshot.c | 14 ++------------
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+
+Index: mate-utils-1.18.1/mate-screenshot/src/mate-screenshot.c
+===================================================================
+--- mate-utils-1.18.1.orig/mate-screenshot/src/mate-screenshot.c
++++ mate-utils-1.18.1/mate-screenshot/src/mate-screenshot.c
+@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static GdkPixbuf *screenshot = NULL;
+ 
+ /* Global variables*/
+ static char *last_save_dir = NULL;
+-static char *window_title = NULL;
+ static char *temporary_file = NULL;
+ static gboolean save_immediately = FALSE;
+ static GSettings *settings = NULL;
+@@ -1023,7 +1022,7 @@ out:
+ }
+ 
+ static GdkWindow *
+-find_current_window (char **window_title)
++find_current_window (void)
+ {
+   GdkWindow *window;
+ 
+@@ -1038,15 +1037,6 @@ find_current_window (char **window_title
+ 	  take_window_shot = FALSE;
+ 	  window = gdk_get_default_root_window ();
+ 	}
+-      else
+-	{
+-	  gchar *tmp, *sanitized;
+-
+-	  tmp = screenshot_get_window_title (window);
+-	  sanitized = screenshot_sanitize_filename (tmp);
+-	  g_free (tmp);
+-	  *window_title = sanitized;
+-	}
+     }
+   else
+     {
+@@ -1068,7 +1058,7 @@ push_check_file_job (GdkRectangle *recta
+   job->base_uris[2] = g_strconcat ("file://", g_get_tmp_dir (), NULL);
+   job->iteration = 0;
+   job->type = TEST_LAST_DIR;
+-  job->window = find_current_window (&window_title);
++  job->window = find_current_window ();
+ 
+   if (rectangle != NULL)
+     {
diff -Nru mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/series mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/series
--- mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 03:00:00.000000000 +0300
+++ mate-utils-1.18.1/debian/patches/series	2017-10-14 16:24:39.000000000 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix-screenshot-crash.patch