diff --git a/shell/ChangeLog b/shell/ChangeLog
index ac839c82d1..75530ea2dd 100644
--- a/shell/ChangeLog
+++ b/shell/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-11  Chris Toshok  <toshok@ximian.com>
+
+	* e-task-widget.c (impl_finalize): need to assign priv here, fixes
+	a crash.
+
 2002-11-11  Ettore Perazzoli  <ettore@ximian.com>
 
 	* e-shell.c (impl_dispose): Do unref the config_listener here [I
diff --git a/shell/e-task-widget.c b/shell/e-task-widget.c
index e37ddc1e34..cdbeb987e1 100644
--- a/shell/e-task-widget.c
+++ b/shell/e-task-widget.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ impl_dispose (GObject *object)
 
 	task_widget = E_TASK_WIDGET (object);
 
+	priv = task_widget->priv;
+
 	if (priv->tooltips != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->tooltips);
 		priv->tooltips = NULL;