1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/style-internal.cpp b/src/style-internal.cpp
index a55a11403..f8a4a43f7 100644
--- a/src/style-internal.cpp
+++ b/src/style-internal.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,16 @@ SPIPaint::read( gchar const *str ) {
         if (streq(str, "currentColor")) {
             set = true;
             currentcolor = true;
-            setColor( style->color.value.color );
+            if (style) {
+                setColor( style->color.value.color );
+            } else {
+                // Normally an SPIPaint is part of an SPStyle and the value of 'color' is
+                // available.  SPIPaint can be used 'stand-alone' (e.g. to parse color values) in
+                // which case a value of 'currentColor' is meaningless, thus we shouldn't reach
+                // here.
+                std::cerr << "SPIPaint::read(): value is 'currentColor' but 'color' not available." << std::endl;
+                setColor( 0 );
+            }
         } else if (streq(str, "none")) {
             set = true;
             noneSet = true;