diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index 7c4f1b31f..0870091c5 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ sub make_brim {
     # if brim touches skirt, make it around skirt too
     # TODO: calculate actual skirt width (using each extruder's flow in multi-extruder setups)
     if ($self->config->skirt_distance + (($self->config->skirts - 1) * $flow->spacing) <= $self->config->brim_width) {
-        push @islands, map @{$_->split_at_first_point->polyline->grow($grow_distance)}, @{$self->skirt};
+        push @islands, map @{$_->polygon->split_at_first_point->grow($grow_distance)}, @{$self->skirt};
     }
     
     my @loops = ();
diff --git a/t/skirt_brim.t b/t/skirt_brim.t
index b62c9a8bb..b04234bbd 100644
--- a/t/skirt_brim.t
+++ b/t/skirt_brim.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use Test::More tests => 2;
+use Test::More tests => 3;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
@@ -69,4 +69,13 @@ use Slic3r::Test;
     is scalar(grep $_, values %layers_with_brim), 1, "brim is generated";
 }
 
+{
+    my $config = Slic3r::Config->new_from_defaults;
+    $config->set('skirts', 1);
+    $config->set('brim_width', 10);
+    
+    my $print = Slic3r::Test::init_print('20mm_cube', config => $config);
+    ok Slic3r::Test::gcode($print), 'successful G-code generation when skirt is smaller than brim width';
+}
+
 __END__