Index: obj_term.c
===================================================================
--- obj_term.c	(revision 10896)
+++ obj_term.c	(revision 10897)
@@ -265,17 +265,22 @@
 		} \
 	} while(0)
 
-pcb_any_obj_t *pcb_term_find_name(pcb_data_t *data, const char *subc_name, const char *term_name, pcb_bool same, pcb_subc_t **parent_out, pcb_layergrp_id_t *gid_out)
+pcb_any_obj_t *pcb_term_find_name(pcb_board_t *pcb, pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_type_t lyt, const char *subc_name, const char *term_name, pcb_bool same, pcb_subc_t **parent_out, pcb_layergrp_id_t *gid_out)
 {
 	pcb_subc_t *subc;
 	pcb_layer_t *layer;
 	int l;
 
+	if (lyt == 0)
+		return pcb_false;
+
 	if ((subc = pcb_subc_by_name(PCB->Data, subc_name)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	layer = data->Layer;
 	for (l = 0; l < data->LayerN; l++, layer++) {
+		if ((pcb_layer_flags_(pcb, layer) & lyt) == 0)
+			continue;
 		PCB_LINE_LOOP(layer) {
 			CHECK_TERM_LY(line);
 		} PCB_END_LOOP;