diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
index 0685bc268d4..3e9a545d9d4 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ SoftBody *copy_softbody(SoftBody *sb)
 	sbn->keys= NULL;
 	sbn->totkey= sbn->totpointkey= 0;
 	
+	sbn->scratch= NULL;
 	return sbn;
 }