diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index 3cb9152cf7..ea40ebe008 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ void Regex::Release()
 {
     pcre_free( m_pReg );
 	m_pReg = NULL;
-	m_sPattern.clear();
+	m_sPattern = RString();
 }
 
 Regex::Regex( const RString &sStr )