diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp
index 73a55f24c5..d5244751a0 100644
--- a/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp
@@ -148,13 +148,14 @@ NetworkStatusView::~NetworkStatusView()
 void
 NetworkStatusView::_Init()
 {
+	fAboutWindow = NULL;
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < kStatusCount; i++) {
 		fTrayIcons[i] = NULL;
 		fNotifyIcons[i] = NULL;
 	}
 
 	_UpdateBitmaps();
-	fAboutWindow = NULL;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
index 0d540f60cc..726747a775 100644
--- a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <Alert.h>
+#include <AboutWindow.h>
 #include <Application.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
 #include <ControlLook.h>
diff --git a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.h b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.h
index 837bb2d3e1..6661b47504 100644
--- a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.h
+++ b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "DriverInterface.h"
 
 
+class BAboutWindow;
 class BFile;
 
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ private:
 
 protected:
 			PowerStatusDriverInterface*	fDriverInterface;
+			BAboutWindow*   fAboutWindow;
 
 			bool			fShowLabel;
 			bool			fShowTime;