Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/markerlayer/Marker.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/markerlayer/Marker.java	(revision 3373)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/markerlayer/Marker.java	(revision 3374)
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
                 }
 
-                if (uri == null)
-                    return new Marker(wpt.getCoor(), name_desc, wpt.getString("symbol"), parentLayer, time, offset);
+                if (uri == null) {
+                    String symbolName = wpt.getString("symbol");
+                    if (symbolName == null) {
+                        symbolName = wpt.getString("sym");
+                    }
+                    return new Marker(wpt.getCoor(), name_desc, symbolName, parentLayer, time, offset);
+                }
                 else if (uri.endsWith(".wav"))
                     return AudioMarker.create(wpt.getCoor(), name_desc, uri, parentLayer, time, offset);