diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index 853f90211..898e9cedb 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ when blinded hero detects a trap by touch, make sure it shows up on the map
 confused remove curse will cause loss of knowledge of items' curse/bless state
 with astral vision, the ";" command should only display "normal vision"
 	for things that could be seen without astral vision
+reanimating a statue containing gold produced double gold
+probing the resulting double-gold monster caused "static object freed" panic
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/trap.c b/src/trap.c
index b20eb33cf..da7a34303 100644
--- a/src/trap.c
+++ b/src/trap.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ int *fail_reason;
 	/* transfer any statue contents to monster's inventory */
 	while ((item = statue->cobj) != 0) {
 	    obj_extract_self(item);
-	    (void) add_to_minv(mon, item);
+	    (void) mpickobj(mon, item);
 	}
 	m_dowear(mon, TRUE);
 	/* in case statue is wielded and hero zaps stone-to-flesh at self */