diff --git a/pcbnew/router/pns_item.cpp b/pcbnew/router/pns_item.cpp
index cdd9e69932..4a9e8a72de 100644
--- a/pcbnew/router/pns_item.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/router/pns_item.cpp
@@ -152,9 +152,14 @@ bool ITEM::collideSimple( const ITEM* aHead, const NODE* aNode,
     // fixme: this f***ing singleton must go...
     ROUTER*       router = ROUTER::GetInstance();
     ROUTER_IFACE* iface = router ? router->GetInterface() : nullptr;
-    bool          differentNetsOnly = aCtx && aCtx->options.m_differentNetsOnly;
+    bool          differentNetsOnly = true;
     int           clearance;
 
+    if( aCtx )
+    {
+        differentNetsOnly = aCtx->options.m_differentNetsOnly;
+    }
+
     // Hole-to-hole collisions don't have anything to do with nets
     if( Kind() == HOLE_T && aHead->Kind() == HOLE_T )
         differentNetsOnly = false;