Index: trunk/src/object_act.c
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--- trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 8730)
+++ trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 8731)
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
 			pcb_board_set_changed_flag(pcb_true);
 	}
 
-	else if (e && strcmp(PCB_ELEM_NAME_DESCRIPTION(e), footprint) != 0) {
+	else if (e && PCB_ELEM_NAME_DESCRIPTION(e) && strcmp(PCB_ELEM_NAME_DESCRIPTION(e), footprint) != 0) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		printf("  ... Footprint on board, but different from footprint loaded.\n");
 #endif