diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/pickmele.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/pickmele.c
index 6eea23149..afc242a36 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/pickmele.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/pickmele.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ MeleeShipByQueueIndex (const QUEUE *queue, COUNT index)
 			break;
 		}
 		hNextShip = _GetSuccLink (StarShipPtr);
-		UnlockStarShip (queue, ship);
+		UnlockStarShip (queue, hShip);
 	}
 
 	return hShip;