1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nodepath.cpp b/src/nodepath.cpp
index 89d1d3e8b..02e700ac1 100644
--- a/src/nodepath.cpp
+++ b/src/nodepath.cpp
@@ -527,9 +527,9 @@ static void subpaths_from_pathvector(Inkscape::NodePath::Path *np, Geom::PathVec
             // Add last knot (because sp_nodepath_subpath_close kills the last knot)
             /* Remember that last closing segment is always a lineto, but its length can be zero if the path is visually closed already
              * If the length is zero, don't add it to the nodepath. */
-            Geom::Curve const &back = pit->back_closed();
-            if ( back.initialPoint() != back.finalPoint() ) {
-                NR::Point pos = from_2geom(back.finalPoint()) * np->i2d;
+            Geom::Curve const &closing_seg = pit->back_closed();
+            if ( ! closing_seg.isDegenerate() ) {
+                NR::Point pos = from_2geom(closing_seg.finalPoint()) * np->i2d;
                 sp_nodepath_node_new(sp, NULL, t[i++], NR_LINETO, &pos, &pos, &pos);
             }