Index: trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propsel.c
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--- trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propsel.c	(revision 27552)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propsel.c	(revision 27553)
@@ -651,8 +651,12 @@
 	for(n = 0; n < vtl0_len(&ctx->layergrps); n++)
 		set_layergrp(sctx, pcb_get_layergrp(ctx->pcb, ctx->layergrps.array[n]));
 
-	for(idp = pcb_idpath_list_first(&ctx->objs); idp != NULL; idp = pcb_idpath_list_next(idp))
-		set_any(sctx, pcb_idpath2obj_in(ctx->data, idp));
+	for(idp = pcb_idpath_list_first(&ctx->objs); idp != NULL; idp = pcb_idpath_list_next(idp)) {
+		pcb_any_obj_t *obj = pcb_idpath2obj_in(ctx->data, idp);
+		if (obj == NULL) /* workaround: idp sometimes points into the buffer */
+			obj = pcb_idpath2obj(PCB, idp);
+		set_any(sctx, obj);
+	}
 
 	if (ctx->nets_inited) {
 		long old_set_cnt = sctx->set_cnt;