diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2b08e70d9..ade5a8f8b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-10-20  Wolfgang Lux  <wolfgang.lux@gmail.com>
+
+	* Source/NSDocumentController.m (-_updateOpenRecentMenu): Fix an
+	off by one error which would crash programs with an open recent
+	menu.
+
 2009-10-19 Riccardo Mottola <rmottola@users.sf.net>
 
 	* Source/GSWindowDecorationView.h: add method declaration 
diff --git a/Source/NSDocumentController.m b/Source/NSDocumentController.m
index e49a6dc28..313559454 100644
--- a/Source/NSDocumentController.m
+++ b/Source/NSDocumentController.m
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ static NSString *processName = nil;
     {
       [recentMenu removeItemAtIndex: 0];	// remove them all
     }
-  for (i = [_recent_documents count]; i >= -2; i--)
+  for (i = [_recent_documents count] - 1; i >= -2; i--)
     {
       // add all items incl. a Clear List item if needed
       NSMenuItem *item;