Index: draw_ly_spec.c
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--- draw_ly_spec.c	(revision 8470)
+++ draw_ly_spec.c	(revision 8471)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 	cctx.poly_before = pcb_gui->poly_before;
 	cctx.poly_after = pcb_gui->poly_after;
 
-	if ((cctx.grp == NULL) || (cctx.grp->len <= 1)) { /* fallback: no layers -> original code: draw auto+manual */
+	if ((cctx.grp == NULL) || (cctx.grp->len <= 1) || ((PCB->Data->Layer[lid].comb & (PCB_LYC_AUTO | PCB_LYC_SUB)) == PCB_LYC_AUTO)) { /* fallback: no layers -> original code: draw auto+manual */
 		pcb_draw_layer(LAYER_PTR(lid), cctx.screen);
 		pcb_draw_silk_auto(&cctx, &lyt_side);
 	}