Index: parse_y.c
===================================================================
--- parse_y.c	(revision 38647)
+++ parse_y.c	(revision 38648)
@@ -3396,14 +3396,18 @@
 /* load a board metadata into conf_core */
 static void load_meta_coord(const char *path, rnd_coord_t crd)
 {
-	char tmp[128];
-	rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%$mm", crd);
-	rnd_conf_set(RND_CFR_DESIGN, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	if (yy_settings_dest != RND_CFR_invalid) {
+		char tmp[128];
+		rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%$mm", crd);
+		rnd_conf_set(yy_settings_dest, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	}
 }
 
 static void load_meta_float(const char *path, double val)
 {
-	char tmp[128];
-	rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%f", val);
-	rnd_conf_set(RND_CFR_DESIGN, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	if (yy_settings_dest != RND_CFR_invalid) {
+		char tmp[128];
+		rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%f", val);
+		rnd_conf_set(yy_settings_dest, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	}
 }
Index: parse_y.y
===================================================================
--- parse_y.y	(revision 38647)
+++ parse_y.y	(revision 38648)
@@ -1491,14 +1491,18 @@
 /* load a board metadata into conf_core */
 static void load_meta_coord(const char *path, rnd_coord_t crd)
 {
-	char tmp[128];
-	rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%$mm", crd);
-	rnd_conf_set(RND_CFR_DESIGN, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	if (yy_settings_dest != RND_CFR_invalid) {
+		char tmp[128];
+		rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%$mm", crd);
+		rnd_conf_set(yy_settings_dest, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	}
 }
 
 static void load_meta_float(const char *path, double val)
 {
-	char tmp[128];
-	rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%f", val);
-	rnd_conf_set(RND_CFR_DESIGN, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	if (yy_settings_dest != RND_CFR_invalid) {
+		char tmp[128];
+		rnd_sprintf(tmp, "%f", val);
+		rnd_conf_set(yy_settings_dest, path, -1, tmp, RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
+	}
 }