Index: trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propdlg.c
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--- trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propdlg.c	(revision 25271)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propdlg.c	(revision 25272)
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@
 {
 	propdlg_t *ctx = caller_data;
 	pcb_hid_row_t *r = pcb_dad_tree_get_selected(&ctx->dlg[ctx->wtree]);
+	if (r == NULL) {
+		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "can not delete: no attribute selected\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	if (r->path[0] != 'a') {
 		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Only atributes (a/ subtree) can be deleted.\n");
 		return;