diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 599b0692..5a6bf083 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Changes in current version:
  o Only bind the socket on connect when a local address has been provided; reported by Alejo Sanchez
  o Allow setting of local port for evhttp connections to support millions of connections from a single system; from Richard Jones.
  o Clear the timer cache when leaving the event loop; reported by Robin Haberkorn
+ o Fix a typo in setting the global event base; reported by lance.
 	
 Changes in 1.4.0:
  o allow \r or \n individually to separate HTTP headers instead of the standard "\r\n"; from Charles Kerr.
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index ea5e43b2..a2566368 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ event_base_loop(struct event_base *base, int flags)
 	/* clear time cache */
 	base->tv_cache.tv_sec = 0;
 
-	if (&base->sig.ev_signal_added)
+	if (base->sig.ev_signal_added)
 		evsignal_base = base;
 	done = 0;
 	while (!done) {