diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 0257a941f..f06be1367 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -4227,6 +4227,7 @@ void M_InitCharacterTables(INT32 num)
 	if (!num)
 	{
 		Z_Free(description);
+		description = NULL;
 		numdescriptions = 0;
 		return;
 	}