diff --git a/svx/source/svdraw/svdmark.cxx b/svx/source/svdraw/svdmark.cxx
index 3f1db23bdf4b..7db7bbb50935 100644
--- a/svx/source/svdraw/svdmark.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/svdraw/svdmark.cxx
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ void SdrMarkList::Clear()
         SdrMark* pMark = GetMark(i);
         delete pMark;
     }
-
     maList.clear();
+    mbSorted = true; //we're empty, so can be considered sorted
     SetNameDirty();
 }