diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/log.tex b/docs/latex/wx/log.tex
index 1a88333182..aed457e94d 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/log.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/log.tex
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ wxLogChain *logChain = new wxLogChain(new wxLogStderr);
 // all the log messages are sent to stderr and also processed as usually
 ...
 
-delete logChain;
+// don't delete logChain directly as this would leave a dangling
+// pointer as active log target, use SetActiveTarget() instead
+delete wxLog::SetActiveTarget(...something else or NULL...);
 
 \end{verbatim}