diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e3b6da975..d90bf37c8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/09/02 16:07:25
      [ssh-keygen.c]
      permit -b 256, 384 or 521 as key size for ECDSA; ok djm@
+  - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/09/02 16:08:39
+     [ssh.c]
+     unbreak ControlPersist=yes for ControlMaster=yes; ok djm@
 
 20100831
  - OpenBSD CVS Sync
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index e5b643258..51c68d7da 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.350 2010/08/31 12:33:38 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.351 2010/09/02 16:08:39 markus Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ control_persist_detach(void)
 		tty_flag = otty_flag;
  		close(muxserver_sock);
  		muxserver_sock = -1;
+		options.control_master = SSHCTL_MASTER_NO;
  		muxclient(options.control_path);
 		/* muxclient() doesn't return on success. */
  		fatal("Failed to connect to new control master");