diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
index ab509d5117..a39ce9c6e4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
@@ -4119,6 +4119,10 @@ bool SketchObject::deriveConstraintsForPieces(const int oldId,
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (conId == GeoEnum::GeoUndef) {
+            // nothing further to do
+            return false;
+        }
         Base::Vector3d conPoint(getPoint(conId, conPos));
         double conParam;
         auto* geoAsCurve = static_cast<const Part::GeomCurve*>(geo);