diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythdownloadmanager.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythdownloadmanager.cpp
index 828ca5ae977..d28750fd773 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythdownloadmanager.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythdownloadmanager.cpp
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ bool MythDownloadManager::downloadNow(MythDownloadInfo *dlInfo, bool deleteInfo)
 
     if (!dlInfo->m_done)
     {
+        dlInfo->m_data = NULL;      // Prevent downloadFinished() from updating
         dlInfo->m_syncMode = false; // Let downloadFinished() cleanup for us
         if ((dlInfo->m_reply) &&
             (dlInfo->m_errorCode == QNetworkReply::NoError))