diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp
index 3b7f0f9e2..8a624dd5f 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ void CIXml::release ()
 
 #ifdef USE_LOCALE_ATOF
 	if (_Locale) _free_locale((_locale_t)_Locale);
+	_Locale = NULL;
 #endif
 }