diff --git a/libs/image/kis_layer.cc b/libs/image/kis_layer.cc
index a8015ac..85ce35c 100644
--- a/libs/image/kis_layer.cc
+++ b/libs/image/kis_layer.cc
@@ -463,11 +463,12 @@ void KisLayer::updateSelectionMask()
 {
     KoProperties properties;
     properties.setProperty("active", true);
+    properties.setProperty("visible", true);
     QList<KisNodeSP> masks = childNodes(QStringList("KisSelectionMask"), properties);
 
     // return the first visible mask
     Q_FOREACH (KisNodeSP mask, masks) {
-        if (mask->visible()) {
+        if (mask) {
             m_d->selectionMask = dynamic_cast<KisSelectionMask*>(mask.data());
             return;
         }
diff --git a/libs/image/kis_selection_mask.cpp b/libs/image/kis_selection_mask.cpp
index 7a89b36..a5cb4f8 100644
--- a/libs/image/kis_selection_mask.cpp
+++ b/libs/image/kis_selection_mask.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ KisSelectionMask::KisSelectionMask(const KisSelectionMask& rhs)
     : KisMask(rhs)
     , m_d(new Private(this))
 {
-    setActive(false);
     m_d->image = rhs.image();
     m_d->updatesCompressor =
             new KisThreadSafeSignalCompressor(300, KisSignalCompressor::POSTPONE);