diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 739b637e0f..ae23acdeab 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-10-24  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	Bug 556835 – gtkentry.c: variable is declared at middle of block
+
+	* gtk/gtkentry.c (gtk_entry_copy_clipboard): Fix a C99ism pointed
+	out by Kazuki Iwamoto
+
 2008-10-24  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	Bug 557524 – "va_end(args);" should be added into
diff --git a/gtk/gtkentry.c b/gtk/gtkentry.c
index 42376a26e5..24d107a6dd 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkentry.c
@@ -3122,6 +3122,7 @@ gtk_entry_copy_clipboard (GtkEntry *entry)
 {
   GtkEditable *editable = GTK_EDITABLE (entry);
   gint start, end;
+  gchar *str;
 
   if (gtk_editable_get_selection_bounds (editable, &start, &end))
     {
@@ -3131,7 +3132,7 @@ gtk_entry_copy_clipboard (GtkEntry *entry)
           return;
         }
 
-      gchar *str = gtk_entry_get_public_chars (entry, start, end);
+      str = gtk_entry_get_public_chars (entry, start, end);
       gtk_clipboard_set_text (gtk_widget_get_clipboard (GTK_WIDGET (entry),
 							GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD),
 			      str, -1);