diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index c964b4e13..e3a3cb03b 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -10007,6 +10007,8 @@ void P_RemoveMobj(mobj_t *mobj)
 		}
 	}
 
+	P_SetTarget(&mobj->itnext, NULL);
+
 	P_RemoveThingTID(mobj);
 	P_DeleteMobjStringArgs(mobj);
 	R_RemoveMobjInterpolator(mobj);