diff --git a/eeschema/sch_line.cpp b/eeschema/sch_line.cpp
index 7c8acdf017..81836c443d 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_line.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_line.cpp
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ EDA_ITEM* SCH_LINE::MergeOverlap( SCH_LINE* aLine )
     if( ( leftmost_start == other_start ) &&
         ( leftmost_end == other_end ) )     // Trivial case
     {
-        auto ret = new SCH_LINE( leftmost_start );
+        auto ret = new SCH_LINE( *aLine );
+        ret->SetStartPoint( leftmost_start );
         ret->SetEndPoint( leftmost_end );
         return ret;
     }
@@ -495,7 +496,8 @@ EDA_ITEM* SCH_LINE::MergeOverlap( SCH_LINE* aLine )
     {
         leftmost_end = rightmost_end;
 
-        auto ret = new SCH_LINE( leftmost_start );
+        auto ret = new SCH_LINE( *aLine );
+        ret->SetStartPoint( leftmost_start );
         ret->SetEndPoint( leftmost_end );
         return ret;
     }