diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
index 246c2361d646..581e6155e836 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
@@ -1394,7 +1394,12 @@ bool LinkView::linkGetElementPicked(const SoPickedPoint *pp, std::string &subnam
         }
 
         auto &info = *nodeArray[nodeIdx];
-        ss << info.linkInfo->getLinkedName() << '.';
+        if (!info.linkInfo) {
+            ss << it->second << '.';
+        }
+        else {
+            ss << info.linkInfo->getLinkedName() << '.';
+        }
 
         if(info.isLinked()) {
             if (!info.linkInfo->getElementPicked(false, childType, pp, ss)) {