Index: src_plugins/dialogs/dlg_layer_binding.c
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--- src_plugins/dialogs/dlg_layer_binding.c	(revision 35573)
+++ src_plugins/dialogs/dlg_layer_binding.c	(revision 35574)
@@ -205,8 +205,9 @@
 		pcb_layer_t *layer = ctx->data->Layer + n;
 
 		if (layer_name_mismatch(w, layer)) {
+			char *dlg_name = ctx->attrs[w->name].val.str;
 			free((char *)layer->name);
-			layer->name = rnd_strdup(ctx->attrs[w->name].val.str);
+			layer->name = rnd_strdup(dlg_name == NULL ? "" : dlg_name);
 		}
 
 		if (layer_purpose_mismatch(w, layer)) {