diff --git a/src/game/client/hud_basechat.cpp b/src/game/client/hud_basechat.cpp
index d346a94a5..844edcee3 100644
--- a/src/game/client/hud_basechat.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/hud_basechat.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,11 @@ CBaseHudChat::CBaseHudChat( const char *pElementName )
 	}
 
 	m_pChatHistory = new CHudChatHistory( this, "HudChatHistory" );
-
+	
+#ifdef NEO
+	m_pFilterPanel = NULL;
+#endif
+	
 	CreateChatLines();
 	CreateChatInputLine();
 	GetChatFilterPanel();