diff --git a/capplets/theme-switcher/gnome-theme-manager.c b/capplets/theme-switcher/gnome-theme-manager.c
index bfb627e54..8fc2ae452 100644
--- a/capplets/theme-switcher/gnome-theme-manager.c
+++ b/capplets/theme-switcher/gnome-theme-manager.c
@@ -1389,15 +1389,15 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
       window_theme_default_name == NULL ||
       icon_theme_default_name == NULL)
     {
-      GtkWidget *dialog;
+      GtkWidget *msg_dialog;
 
-      dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new (NULL,
+      msg_dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new (NULL,
 				       GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
 				       GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR,
 				       GTK_BUTTONS_OK,
 				       _("The default theme schemas could not be found on your system.  This means that you probably don't have metacity installed, or that your gconf is configured incorrectly."));
-      gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
-      gtk_widget_destroy (dialog);
+      gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (msg_dialog));
+      gtk_widget_destroy (msg_dialog);
       exit (0);
     }