diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ea702110..a8b9d07d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-08-30  Gregory John Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>
+
+	* GormImageEditor.m: Minor correction to allow compilation with
+	gcc < 3.x. (found my Riccardo Mattola/grey_gandalf)
+
 2003-08-28  Gregory John Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>
 
 	* GormDocument.m: Minor correction to allow compilation with
diff --git a/GormImageEditor.m b/GormImageEditor.m
index a3c25152..3a4c7f90 100644
--- a/GormImageEditor.m
+++ b/GormImageEditor.m
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ static int handled_mask= NSDragOperationCopy|NSDragOperationGeneric|NSDragOperat
       printf("count %i\n",c);
       for (i=0;i<c;i++)
 	{
+ 	  id placeHolder =  nil;
+
 	  NSLog(@"====> %@",[data objectAtIndex:i]);
- 	  id placeHolder = 
- 	    [(GormDocument *)document _createImagePlaceHolder: [data objectAtIndex: i]];
+	  placeHolder = [(GormDocument *)document _createImagePlaceHolder: [data objectAtIndex: i]];
  	  NSLog(@"here1 %@", [data objectAtIndex: i]);
 
 	  if (placeHolder)