diff --git a/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx b/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx
index b88c5e93e..79b071802 100644
--- a/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx
+++ b/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ void fgCockpitUpdate( void ) {
         // If these is anything to draw it will.
         fgUpdateHUD();
     }
+
 #define DISPLAY_COUNTER
 #ifdef DISPLAY_COUNTER
     else
diff --git a/src/Cockpit/hud.cxx b/src/Cockpit/hud.cxx
index fbaec9b14..06988bf34 100644
--- a/src/Cockpit/hud.cxx
+++ b/src/Cockpit/hud.cxx
@@ -938,8 +938,10 @@ void fgHUDalphaInit( void ) {
 
 
 void fgHUDReshape(void) {
-    if ( HUDtext )
+    if ( HUDtext ) {
         delete HUDtext;
+        HUDtext = NULL;
+    }
 
     HUD_TextSize = fgGetInt("/sim/startup/xsize") / 60;
     HUD_TextSize = 10;