diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 1e01c8779..b229d5593 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2564,6 +2564,7 @@ void CL_ClearPlayer(INT32 playernum)
 		// TODO: Any better handling in store?
 		P_SetTarget(&players[playernum].flickyAttacker, NULL);
 		P_SetTarget(&players[playernum].powerup.flickyController, NULL);
+		P_SetTarget(&players[playernum].powerup.barrier, NULL);
 
 		// These are camera items and possibly belong to multiple players.
 		P_SetTarget(&players[playernum].skybox.viewpoint, NULL);
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index c66923d2a..ad44f3881 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2256,6 +2256,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 		P_SetTarget(&players[player].awayview.mobj, NULL);
 		P_SetTarget(&players[player].flickyAttacker, NULL);
 		P_SetTarget(&players[player].powerup.flickyController, NULL);
+		P_SetTarget(&players[player].powerup.barrier, NULL);
 
 		// The following pointers are safe to set directly, because the end goal should be refcount consistency before and after remanifestation.
 		ringShooter = players[player].ringShooter;