diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 1a1b346aaa..758459ef0a 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 December 24, 2009
+- Fixed: savepatchsize was declared incorrectly in d_dehacked.cpp:DoInclude().
 - Changed AFastProjectile::Effect() so that it sets the spawned trail to face
   same direction as the projectile.
 
diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index a8a154512c..c90eabe903 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -2205,8 +2205,8 @@ static int PatchStrings (int dummy)
 static int DoInclude (int dummy)
 {
 	char *data;
-	int savedversion, savepversion;
-	char *savepatchfile, *savepatchpt, *savepatchname, savepatchsize;
+	int savedversion, savepversion, savepatchsize;
+	char *savepatchfile, *savepatchpt, *savepatchname;
 
 	if (including)
 	{