diff --git a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
index 49aa34443..c77309f57 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-05-13  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* appearance-themes.c: (themes_init): fix gcc 2 build again (bad thos)
+
 2007-05-13  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* appearance-desktop.c: (appearance_window_response):
diff --git a/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c b/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c
index f06506019..1839e5271 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c
+++ b/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ themes_init (AppearanceData *data)
   GtkWidget *w;
   GList *theme_list, *l;
   GtkListStore *theme_store;
+  GtkTreeModel *sort_model;
 
   /* initialise some stuff */
   gnome_theme_init (NULL);
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ themes_init (AppearanceData *data)
   g_list_free (theme_list);
 
   w = glade_xml_get_widget (data->xml, "theme_list");
-  GtkTreeModel *sort_model = gtk_tree_model_sort_new_with_model (GTK_TREE_MODEL (theme_store));
+  sort_model = gtk_tree_model_sort_new_with_model (GTK_TREE_MODEL (theme_store));
   gtk_icon_view_set_model (GTK_ICON_VIEW (w), GTK_TREE_MODEL (sort_model));
   gtk_tree_sortable_set_sort_column_id (GTK_TREE_SORTABLE (sort_model), THEME_DISPLAY_NAME_COLUMN, GTK_SORT_ASCENDING);