diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderPlane.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderPlane.cpp
index b5c8ba7ca9..8ee2da6e55 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderPlane.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderPlane.cpp
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ std::string ViewProviderPlane::getRole() const
 {
     // Note: Role property of App::Plane is not set yet when attaching.
     const char* name = pcObject->getNameInDocument();
-
-    if (!pcObject->isAttachedToDocument()) {
+    if (!name) {
         return "";
     }