diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 37a2a0bef..61d10bf37 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+January 16, 2008 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: The StatusBar pointer was not NULLed after being deleted.
+
+
 January 15, 2008
 - Plugged more leaks in SBARINFO.
 - Spawned actors that have MF2_DORMANT set in their default instance now have
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index 23430fcd7..a0232652e 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ void G_InitNew (const char *mapname, bool bTitleLevel)
 	if (StatusBar != NULL)
 	{
 		delete StatusBar;
+		StatusBar = NULL;
 	}
 	if (bTitleLevel)
 	{