diff --git a/addressbook/ChangeLog b/addressbook/ChangeLog
index f9bf8ad0e6..fdb81b51e2 100644
--- a/addressbook/ChangeLog
+++ b/addressbook/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2002-08-28  Chris Toshok  <toshok@ximian.com>
+
+	[ fixes #28897 ]
+	* gui/component/select-names/e-select-names-completion.c
+	(e_select_names_completion_clear_book_data): set book_data to NULL
+	after clearing/freeing the list.  fixes a crash.
+
 2002-08-28  Chris Toshok  <toshok@ximian.com>
 
 	[ fixes #20348 ]
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/component/select-names/e-select-names-completion.c b/addressbook/gui/component/select-names/e-select-names-completion.c
index c2ff6f9640..ae27a8c675 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/component/select-names/e-select-names-completion.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/component/select-names/e-select-names-completion.c
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ e_select_names_completion_clear_book_data (ESelectNamesCompletion *comp)
 		g_free (book_data);
 	}
 	g_list_free (comp->priv->book_data);
+	comp->priv->book_data = NULL;
 }
 
 static void