diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.cc b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
index 22988d8e8..f65b3e0a7 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ FilePanel::FilePanel () : parent(NULL) {
     rightBox = Gtk::manage ( new Gtk::HBox () );
     rightBox->set_size_request(50,100);
     rightNotebook = Gtk::manage ( new Gtk::Notebook () );
-    rightNotebook->signal_switch_page().connect_notify( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FilePanel::on_NB_switch_page) );
+    rightNotebookSwitchConn = rightNotebook->signal_switch_page().connect_notify( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FilePanel::on_NB_switch_page) );
     //Gtk::VBox* taggingBox = Gtk::manage ( new Gtk::VBox () );
 
     history = Gtk::manage ( new History (false) );
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ FilePanel::FilePanel () : parent(NULL) {
 }
 
 FilePanel::~FilePanel () {
+    rightNotebookSwitchConn.disconnect();
     if (inspectorPanel)
         delete inspectorPanel;
 }
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.h b/rtgui/filepanel.h
index aab1d7168..07e6538ec 100755
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class FilePanel : public Gtk::HPaned,
         //FilterPanel* filterPanel;
         RTWindow* parent;
         Gtk::Notebook* rightNotebook;
+        sigc::connection rightNotebookSwitchConn;
 
         struct pendingLoad {
             bool complete;