diff --git a/src/common/string.cpp b/src/common/string.cpp
index 166769dd4b..9fe9771018 100644
--- a/src/common/string.cpp
+++ b/src/common/string.cpp
@@ -2330,6 +2330,7 @@ void wxArrayString::Shrink()
     memcpy(pNew, m_pItems, m_nCount*sizeof(wxChar *));
     delete [] m_pItems;
     m_pItems = pNew;
+    m_nSize = m_nCount;
   }
 }