diff --git a/pcbnew/board.cpp b/pcbnew/board.cpp
index d101588447..2a64baae0c 100644
--- a/pcbnew/board.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/board.cpp
@@ -1578,9 +1578,6 @@ BOX2I BOARD::ComputeBoundingBox( bool aBoardEdgesOnly, bool aIncludeHiddenText )
     // Check footprints
     for( FOOTPRINT* footprint : m_footprints )
     {
-        if( !( footprint->GetLayerSet() & visible ).any() )
-            continue;
-
         if( aBoardEdgesOnly )
         {
             for( const BOARD_ITEM* edge : footprint->GraphicalItems() )
@@ -1589,7 +1586,7 @@ BOX2I BOARD::ComputeBoundingBox( bool aBoardEdgesOnly, bool aIncludeHiddenText )
                     bbox.Merge( edge->GetBoundingBox() );
             }
         }
-        else
+        else if( ( footprint->GetLayerSet() & visible ).any() )
         {
             bbox.Merge( footprint->GetBoundingBox( true, aIncludeHiddenText ) );
         }