diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
index 198cef9b1b..654a1f77a7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
@@ -305,14 +305,16 @@ OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         for(l=0; l<layers.length; ++l) {
             layer = layers[l];
             numExcept = 0;
-            while(layer.selectedFeatures.length > numExcept) {
-                feature = layer.selectedFeatures[numExcept];
-                if(!options || options.except != feature) {
-                    this.unselect(feature);
-                } else {
-                    ++numExcept;
+			if(layer.selectedFeatures != null) {
+                while(layer.selectedFeatures.length > numExcept) {
+                    feature = layer.selectedFeatures[numExcept];
+                    if(!options || options.except != feature) {
+                        this.unselect(feature);
+                    } else {
+                        ++numExcept;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
+			}
         }
     },