diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 2d6e6e6240..8002f548ac 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ All:
 - Added wxT_2() for forward compatibility with wxWidgets 3. Use it in
   initialization of wxCmdLineEntryDesc struct elements and (very few) other
   places where wxT() is required currently but won't be allowed in v3.
+- Fixed crash on exit caused by deleting old logger in wxLogChain dtor.
 
 All (GUI):
 
diff --git a/src/common/log.cpp b/src/common/log.cpp
index 22a549cc5d..c9bb302da0 100644
--- a/src/common/log.cpp
+++ b/src/common/log.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void wxLogVerbose(const wxChar *szFormat, ...)
     if ( wxLog::IsEnabled() && wxLog::IsAllowedTraceMask(mask) ) {
       wxString msg;
       msg << _T("(") << mask << _T(") ") << wxString::FormatV(szFormat, argptr);
-          
+
       wxLog::OnLog(wxLOG_Trace, msg, time(NULL));
     }
   }
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ wxLogChain::wxLogChain(wxLog *logger)
 
 wxLogChain::~wxLogChain()
 {
-    delete m_logOld;
+    wxLog::SetActiveTarget(m_logOld);
 
     if ( m_logNew != this )
         delete m_logNew;