diff --git a/phpBB/includes/template.inc b/phpBB/includes/template.inc
index def8b5ba39..5f25aca9f9 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/template.inc
+++ b/phpBB/includes/template.inc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Template {
 	 */
 	function destroy()
 	{
+		global $_tpldata;
 		$_tpldata = array();
 	}