1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/document.cpp b/src/document.cpp
index c6dc66a51..e66089fed 100644
--- a/src/document.cpp
+++ b/src/document.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ sp_document_create(Inkscape::XML::Document *rdoc,
             rnew->setAttribute("id", "base");
         } else {
             // otherwise, take from preferences
-            rnew = r->duplicate();
+            rnew = r->duplicate(rroot->document());
         }
         // insert into the document
         rroot->addChild(rnew, NULL);