diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index b814880b9..0f86937b2 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -600,7 +600,9 @@ sub make_skirt {
         if ($self->config->min_skirt_length > 0) {
             $extruded_length[$extruder_idx] ||= 0;
             if (!$extruders_e_per_mm[$extruder_idx]) {
-                my $extruder = Slic3r::Extruder->new($extruder_idx, $self->config);
+                my $config = Slic3r::Config::GCode->new;
+                $config->apply_print_config($self->config);
+                my $extruder = Slic3r::Extruder->new($extruder_idx, $config);
                 $extruders_e_per_mm[$extruder_idx] = $extruder->e_per_mm($mm3_per_mm);
             }
             $extruded_length[$extruder_idx] += unscale $loop->length * $extruders_e_per_mm[$extruder_idx];
diff --git a/t/skirt_brim.t b/t/skirt_brim.t
index a21205e64..c7377abf8 100644
--- a/t/skirt_brim.t
+++ b/t/skirt_brim.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Test::More tests => 5;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
@@ -124,4 +124,11 @@ use Slic3r::Test;
     ok $skirt_length > $hull_perimeter, 'skirt lenght is large enough to contain object with support';
 }
 
+{
+    my $config = Slic3r::Config->new_from_defaults;
+    $config->set('min_skirt_length', 20);
+    my $print = Slic3r::Test::init_print('20mm_cube', config => $config);
+    ok Slic3r::Test::gcode($print), 'no crash when using min_skirt_length';
+}
+
 __END__