diff --git a/pcbnew/drc/drc_engine.cpp b/pcbnew/drc/drc_engine.cpp
index 0b4d316e97..ad11d1a303 100644
--- a/pcbnew/drc/drc_engine.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/drc/drc_engine.cpp
@@ -1046,7 +1046,8 @@ DRC_CONSTRAINT DRC_ENGINE::EvalRules( DRC_CONSTRAINT_T aConstraintType, const BO
                     }
                 }
 
-                if( aLayer != UNDEFINED_LAYER && !c->layerTest.test( aLayer ) )
+                if( ( aLayer != UNDEFINED_LAYER && !c->layerTest.test( aLayer ) )
+                        || ( m_board->GetEnabledLayers() & c->layerTest ).count() == 0 )
                 {
                     if( implicit )
                     {