diff --git a/ui/pageview.cpp b/ui/pageview.cpp
index 9057c24c1..643529fcb 100644
--- a/ui/pageview.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageview.cpp
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ if (d->document->handleEvent( e ) )
 			rects->append(new NormalizedRect( relativeRect, item->width(), item->height() ));
 		    }
 		}
-		selectedText = /*kpdfPage && */kpdfPage->getText( rects );
+		if (kpdfPage) selectedText = kpdfPage->getText( rects );
             }
 
             // popup that ask to copy:text and copy/save:image