diff --git a/newgrf_config.c b/newgrf_config.c
index f1b9b00ea2..b70c8354f0 100644
--- a/newgrf_config.c
+++ b/newgrf_config.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ GRFConfig **CopyGRFConfigList(GRFConfig **dst, const GRFConfig *src)
 {
 	GRFConfig *c;
 
+	/* Clear destination as it will be overwritten */
+	ClearGRFConfigList(dst);
 	for (; src != NULL; src = src->next) {
 		c = calloc(1, sizeof(*c));
 		*c = *src;
@@ -135,8 +137,6 @@ void ResetGRFConfig(bool defaults)
 {
 	GRFConfig **c = &_grfconfig;
 
-	ClearGRFConfigList(c);
-
 	if (defaults) c = CopyGRFConfigList(c, _grfconfig_newgame);
 	CopyGRFConfigList(c, _grfconfig_static);
 }