diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1377cdccad..f4c23ed249 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Apr  8 01:40:45 EDT 1998 Matthew Wilson <msw@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/by_color_select.c: Don't destroy tool.
+
 Tue Apr  7 22:36:22 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* added regex.[ch] to app/ and plug-ins/script-fu/ so we REALLY
diff --git a/app/by_color_select.c b/app/by_color_select.c
index 01376f1f85..6536a7d849 100644
--- a/app/by_color_select.c
+++ b/app/by_color_select.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ tools_new_by_color_select ()
   tool->control_func = by_color_select_control;
   tool->gdisp_ptr = NULL;
   tool->drawable = NULL;
+  tool->preserve = TRUE;
 
   return tool;
 }
diff --git a/app/tools/by_color_select.c b/app/tools/by_color_select.c
index 01376f1f85..6536a7d849 100644
--- a/app/tools/by_color_select.c
+++ b/app/tools/by_color_select.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ tools_new_by_color_select ()
   tool->control_func = by_color_select_control;
   tool->gdisp_ptr = NULL;
   tool->drawable = NULL;
+  tool->preserve = TRUE;
 
   return tool;
 }
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpbycolorselecttool.c b/app/tools/gimpbycolorselecttool.c
index 01376f1f85..6536a7d849 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpbycolorselecttool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpbycolorselecttool.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ tools_new_by_color_select ()
   tool->control_func = by_color_select_control;
   tool->gdisp_ptr = NULL;
   tool->drawable = NULL;
+  tool->preserve = TRUE;
 
   return tool;
 }