diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/util/LocaleUtils.cpp b/src/apps/haikudepot/util/LocaleUtils.cpp
index 823f5697b6..ce594ba34f 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/util/LocaleUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/util/LocaleUtils.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BCollator* LocaleUtils::sSharedCollator = NULL;
 LocaleUtils::GetSharedCollator()
 {
 	if (sSharedCollator == NULL) {
+		sSharedCollator = new BCollator();
 		GetCollator(sSharedCollator);
 	}