diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b026e00f..6f87cf82 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 This is the changelog for developers, != changelog for the end user 
 that we distribute with the binaries. (see changelog)
 
+19/03/2007
+namespace
+- Fix: Selection is now deleted when creating a patch out of it (aumüller / namespace)
+
 08/03/2007
 namespace
 - Win32 compile fix (woekele)
diff --git a/radiant/patchmanip.cpp b/radiant/patchmanip.cpp
index 80292238..42129065 100644
--- a/radiant/patchmanip.cpp
+++ b/radiant/patchmanip.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 PatchCreator* g_patchCreator = 0;
 
-void Scene_PatchConstructPrefab(scene::Graph& graph, const AABB& aabb, const char* shader, EPatchPrefab eType, int axis, std::size_t width = 3, std::size_t height = 3)
+void Scene_PatchConstructPrefab(scene::Graph& graph, const AABB aabb, const char* shader, EPatchPrefab eType, int axis, std::size_t width = 3, std::size_t height = 3)
 {
+  Select_Delete();
   GlobalSelectionSystem().setSelectedAll(false);
 
   NodeSmartReference node(g_patchCreator->createPatch());