Index: src/plugins/io_geda/read.c
===================================================================
--- src/plugins/io_geda/read.c	(revision 10400)
+++ src/plugins/io_geda/read.c	(revision 10401)
@@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@
 			/* if last object already had attributes in a {} block, any new
 			   attribute defined on the same level is really attribute of the parent
 			   group of the last object; until a new object is created */
-			ctx->last = &ctx->last->parent->hdr;
+			if (ctx->last != NULL)
+				ctx->last = &ctx->last->parent->hdr;
 			break;
 		}
 		if (cmd != 'T') {