diff --git a/internal/c/libqb.cpp b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
index f53324d4b..a73a6f94e 100644
--- a/internal/c/libqb.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
@@ -22494,6 +22494,7 @@ void sub_put2(int32 i,int64 offset,void *element,int32 passed){
                     if ( (err) != noErr ) goto CantGetPasteboardItemIdentifier;
                     
                     err = PasteboardCopyItemFlavorData( inPasteboard, itemID, CFSTR("public.utf8-plain-text"), &flavorData );      
+                    if ( (err) != noErr ) goto CantGetPasteboardItemCount;
                     data = (char*)CFDataGetBytePtr(flavorData);
                     
                     uint32 size;