diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3ba355373..f56e42dcf 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CHANGES IN FLTK 1.1.7
 	- Documentation fixes (STR #571, STR #648, STR #692, STR
 	  #730, STR #744, STR #745, STR #931, STR #942, STR #960,
 	  STR #969)
+	- Fixed illegal acces in Preferenes (STR #1025)
 	- Fixed x-offset problem in Help_Widget (STR #998)
 	- Clipboard will persist if owner window is hidden (STR #1019)
 	- Fixed handling of Win32 Device Contexts (STR #1007)
diff --git a/src/Fl_Preferences.cxx b/src/Fl_Preferences.cxx
index 26960be81..c116ae2a5 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Preferences.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Preferences.cxx
@@ -1111,9 +1111,9 @@ char Fl_Preferences::Node::remove()
 	break;
       }
     }
+    parent_->dirty_ = 1;
   }
   delete this;
-  dirty_ = 1;
   return ( nd != 0 );
 }