Index: trunk/src_plugins/export_xy/xy.c
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--- trunk/src_plugins/export_xy/xy.c	(revision 17002)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/export_xy/xy.c	(revision 17003)
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
 		ctx.theta = ctx.xray_theta = 0.0;
 
 		ctx.name = CleanBOMString((char *) PCB_UNKNOWN(pcb_attribute_get(&subc->Attributes, "refdes")));
-		ctx.descr = CleanBOMString((char *) PCB_UNKNOWN(pcb_attribute_get(&subc->Attributes, "footprint")));
+		ctx.descr = CleanBOMString((char *) PCB_UNKNOWN(pcb_subc_name(subc, "export_xy::footprint")));
 		ctx.value = CleanBOMString((char *) PCB_UNKNOWN(pcb_attribute_get(&subc->Attributes, "value")));
 
 		/* prefer the pnp-origin but if that doesn't exist, pick the subc origin */