1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/sp-ellipse.cpp b/src/sp-ellipse.cpp
index ed1e2b504..9589d6fce 100644
--- a/src/sp-ellipse.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-ellipse.cpp
@@ -445,11 +445,20 @@ void SPGenericEllipse::set_shape()
     if (hasPathEffect() && pathEffectsEnabled()) {
         SPCurve *c_lpe = curve->copy();
         bool success = this->performPathEffect(c_lpe);
-
+        
         if (success) {
             this->setCurveInsync(c_lpe, TRUE);
+        } else {
+            Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = this->getRepr();
+            if (gchar const * value = repr->attribute("d")) {
+                Geom::PathVector pv = sp_svg_read_pathv(value);
+                SPCurve *oldcurve = new (std::nothrow) SPCurve(pv);
+                if (oldcurve) {
+                    this->setCurveInsync(oldcurve, TRUE);
+                    oldcurve->unref();
+                }
+            }
         }
-
         c_lpe->unref();
     }