diff --git a/app/vectors/gimpvectors-import.c b/app/vectors/gimpvectors-import.c
index dcccc982f6..bf0c5700b1 100644
--- a/app/vectors/gimpvectors-import.c
+++ b/app/vectors/gimpvectors-import.c
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ gimp_vectors_import_file (GimpImage    *image,
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (filename != NULL, FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (parent == NULL || GIMP_IS_VECTORS (parent), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (parent == NULL ||
+                        parent == GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT ||
+                        GIMP_IS_VECTORS (parent), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (ret_vectors == NULL || *ret_vectors == NULL, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
 
@@ -241,7 +243,9 @@ gimp_vectors_import_buffer (GimpImage    *image,
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (buffer != NULL || len == 0, FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (parent == NULL || GIMP_IS_VECTORS (parent), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (parent == NULL ||
+                        parent == GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT ||
+                        GIMP_IS_VECTORS (parent), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (ret_vectors == NULL || *ret_vectors == NULL, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);