diff --git a/gui/queue.c b/gui/queue.c
index d9a0f284..ebaec87c 100644
--- a/gui/queue.c
+++ b/gui/queue.c
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ void __queue_filter(GtkSearchEntry *entry, gpointer data)
 
 	if (!gq_queue)
 		return;
-	if (gq_queue->gq_search)
+	if (gq_queue->gq_search) {
 		g_free(gq_queue->gq_search);
+		gq_queue->gq_search = NULL;
+	}
 	if (strlen(text) > 0) {
 		gq_queue->gq_visible = filter_search(text);
 		gq_queue->gq_search  = g_strdup(text);