diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
index a706205798..4c5790d87b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
@@ -1534,8 +1534,9 @@ bool LinkView::linkGetDetailPath(const char *subname, SoFullPath *path, SoDetail
             return true;
 
         if(info.isLinked()) {
-            info.linkInfo->getDetail(false,childType,subname,det,path);
-            return true;
+            if (info.linkInfo->getDetail(false,childType,subname,det,path)) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
     }
     if(isLinked()) {