From 143bdbedd72e6d4e56ef12e75f76ff89e2a4415a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:52:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Nullptr safety.

(cherry picked from commit 27ac2beac5f4469c1bcad79e34977c953d019f4a)
---
 pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp
index f130d2a981..2e0d56e10a 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ int PCB_CONTROL::UpdateMessagePanel( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
             }
         }
 
-        if( ( a->HasHole() || b->HasHole() ) )
+        if( a && b && ( a->HasHole() || b->HasHole() ) )
         {
             PCB_LAYER_ID active = m_frame->GetActiveLayer();
             PCB_LAYER_ID layer = UNDEFINED_LAYER;