diff --git a/src/frontend/runcoms.c b/src/frontend/runcoms.c
index 4ea2e4f2f..85fbdfd24 100644
--- a/src/frontend/runcoms.c
+++ b/src/frontend/runcoms.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ dosim(
    }
 
    /* execute the .measure statements */
-   if ( !err && ft_curckt->ci_last_an) do_measure( ft_curckt->ci_last_an, FALSE );
+   if ( !err && ft_curckt->ci_last_an && ft_curckt->ci_meas) 
+      do_measure( ft_curckt->ci_last_an, FALSE );
 
    return err;
 }