diff --git a/capplets/keyboard/ChangeLog b/capplets/keyboard/ChangeLog
index a4322799f..d145fd5b6 100644
--- a/capplets/keyboard/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/keyboard/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-10-26  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* gnome-keyboard-properties-xkbot.c: (xkb_options_popup_dialog):
+	declare variable at beginning of code block, fixes build with gcc 2.x
+
 2008-10-26  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* gnome-keyboard-properties-xkbot.c: (option_focused_cb),
diff --git a/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkbot.c b/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkbot.c
index 6a42856b1..c2af976f8 100644
--- a/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkbot.c
+++ b/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkbot.c
@@ -400,16 +400,18 @@ chooser_response_cb (GtkDialog * dialog, gint response, gpointer data)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Create popup dialog*/
+/* Create popup dialog */
 void
 xkb_options_popup_dialog (GladeXML * dialog)
 {
+	GtkWidget *chooser;
+
 	chooser_dialog =
 	    glade_xml_new (GNOMECC_GLADE_DIR
 			   "/gnome-keyboard-properties.glade",
 			   "xkb_options_dialog", NULL);
-	GtkWidget *chooser = CWID ("xkb_options_dialog");
 
+	chooser = CWID ("xkb_options_dialog");
 	gtk_window_set_transient_for (GTK_WINDOW (chooser),
 				      GTK_WINDOW (WID
 						  ("keyboard_dialog")));