diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 9bbabaf3..ddcc48fc 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7359,3 +7359,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Simplified calculating the PTS offset in cPtsFixer::Fix() and fixed the overflow
   handling of PCR values (thanks to Sören Moch).
 - Fixed calling iconv_close() only with a valid iconv_t value (thanks to Juergen Lock).
+- Fixed faulty opening of the Recordings menu when pressing the Play key during normal
+  live viewing mode in case there is a "last viewed" recording.
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 5494cf7d..f3c177fc 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.tvdr.de
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 2.42 2012/10/13 12:48:56 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 2.43 2012/12/03 13:24:39 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -1000,11 +1000,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                break;
           // Direct main menu functions:
           #define DirectMainFunction(function)\
-            DELETE_MENU;\
+            { DELETE_MENU;\
             if (cControl::Control())\
                cControl::Control()->Hide();\
             Menu = new cMenuMain(function);\
-            key = kNone; // nobody else needs to see this key
+            key = kNone; } // nobody else needs to see this key
           case kSchedule:   DirectMainFunction(osSchedule); break;
           case kChannels:   DirectMainFunction(osChannels); break;
           case kTimers:     DirectMainFunction(osTimers); break;