--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvttoolkit.C	2010/01/30 20:26:04	1.105
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvttoolkit.C	2010/02/22 09:47:41	1.106
@@ -609,8 +609,9 @@
 
   if (cur_owner && cur_owner != owner)
     {
-      cur_owner->selection_clear (clipboard);
-      cur_owner->flush ();
+      rxvt_term *term = cur_owner;
+      term->selection_clear (clipboard);
+      term->flush ();
     }
 
   cur_owner = owner;