diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
index 013a0ef4c5..c9b307156c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
@@ -800,30 +800,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
         }
     
         protected bool GenericParcelOwnerPermission(UUID user, ILandObject parcel, ulong groupPowers)
-        {
-            bool permission = false;
-
+        {          
             if (parcel.LandData.OwnerID == user)
             {
-                permission = true;
+                // Returning immediately so that group deeded objects on group deeded land don't trigger a NRE on
+                // the subsequent redundant checks when using lParcelMediaCommandList()
+                // See http://opensimulator.org/mantis/view.php?id=3999 for more details
+                return true;
             }
 
             if (parcel.LandData.IsGroupOwned && IsGroupMember(parcel.LandData.GroupID, user, groupPowers))
             {
-                permission = true;
+                return true;
             }
     
             if (IsEstateManager(user))
             {
-                permission = true;
+                return true;
             }
 
             if (IsAdministrator(user))
             {
-                permission = true;
+                return true;
             }
 
-            return permission;
+            return false;
         }
 
         protected bool GenericParcelPermission(UUID user, Vector3 pos, ulong groupPowers)