From 54c68080f543247d47aef60c894c19b34e7af2fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 22:28:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Nullptr defensive code.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/issues/11690

(cherry picked from commit 9b70308f5c4393a33c0048dc0e1c4da6e96ae3a4)
---
 pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
index e5abffaa47..2ca4962c87 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ FOOTPRINT_VIEWER_FRAME::FOOTPRINT_VIEWER_FRAME( KIWAY* aKiway, wxWindow* aParent
 
         id.SetLibNickname( getCurNickname() );
         id.SetLibItemName( getCurFootprintName() );
-        GetBoard()->Add( loadFootprint( id ) );
+
+        FOOTPRINT* footprint = loadFootprint( id );
+
+        if( footprint )
+            GetBoard()->Add( footprint );
     }
 
     drawPanel->DisplayBoard( m_pcb );