Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/mappaint/mapcss/Selector.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/mappaint/mapcss/Selector.java	(revision 6824)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/mappaint/mapcss/Selector.java	(revision 6825)
@@ -263,5 +263,5 @@
                 if (e.parent != null)
                     return true;
-            } else {
+            } else if (ChildOrParentSelectorType.PARENT.equals(type)) {
                 if (e.osm instanceof Way) {
                     List<Node> wayNodes = ((Way) e.osm).getNodes();