diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index 49fbdbf1dffb75a25dc41c0a0c302bb5995c38ec..3a257e1f1cfb3acc22b69072d63cae5d647e437e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -1769,6 +1769,8 @@ bool LLAppViewer::cleanup()
 
 	LLAvatarIconIDCache::getInstance()->save();
 	
+	gAgentAvatarp = NULL;
+
 	LLViewerMedia::saveCookieFile();
 
 	// Stop the plugin read thread if it's running.
diff --git a/indra/newview/lldriverparam.cpp b/indra/newview/lldriverparam.cpp
index 8f47d3c5e5ff53c1ee2d210fd0b44dbbe69529a1..64eb11fc9b2e90becc78c29777f0c57fe771180c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lldriverparam.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lldriverparam.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void LLDriverParamInfo::toStream(std::ostream &out)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				llwarns << "could not get parameter " << driven.mDrivenID << " from avatar " << gAgentAvatarp << " for driver parameter " << getID() << llendl;
+				llwarns << "could not get parameter " << driven.mDrivenID << " from avatar " << gAgentAvatarp.get() << " for driver parameter " << getID() << llendl;
 			}
 			out << std::endl;
 		}
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp
index f1df67494f73459e30543527eaf9b057f6e32350..e525d6bad078f80194870f0d6b544401c3267f1c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
-LLVOAvatarSelf *gAgentAvatarp = NULL;
+LLPointer<LLVOAvatarSelf> gAgentAvatarp = NULL;
+
 BOOL isAgentAvatarValid()
 {
-	return (gAgentAvatarp &&
+	return (gAgentAvatarp.notNull() &&
 			(gAgentAvatarp->getRegion() != NULL) &&
 			(!gAgentAvatarp->isDead()));
 }
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.h b/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.h
index 54dbe81993770c35f79e55a533ca776c0aae6be7..655fb3a012a03832aee569f8456738c17ee495e6 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.h
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class LLVOAvatarSelf :
 
 };
 
-extern LLVOAvatarSelf *gAgentAvatarp;
+extern LLPointer<LLVOAvatarSelf> gAgentAvatarp;
 
 BOOL isAgentAvatarValid();
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llwearable.cpp b/indra/newview/llwearable.cpp
index d8aa0b7d5c6aadfa33dba63f17fb590bb3c2b6db..0f7f63061be64291f9f58b2aef42ba6b6a30b66c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llwearable.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llwearable.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void LLWearable::createVisualParams()
 		param->resetDrivenParams();
 		if(!param->linkDrivenParams(boost::bind(wearable_function,(LLWearable*)this, _1), false))
 		{
-			if( !param->linkDrivenParams(boost::bind(avatar_function,gAgentAvatarp,_1 ), true))
+			if( !param->linkDrivenParams(boost::bind(avatar_function,gAgentAvatarp.get(),_1 ), true))
 			{
 				llwarns << "could not link driven params for wearable " << getName() << " id: " << param->getID() << llendl;
 				continue;