diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 13b94820ad..f2619c6369 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2004-12-11  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
+	* plug-ins/common/unsharp.c: got rid of a global variable.
+
 	* plug-ins/common/bumpmap.c (dialog_bumpmap_callback): more changes
 	to restore the gimp-2.0 behaviour.
 
diff --git a/plug-ins/common/unsharp.c b/plug-ins/common/unsharp.c
index fe1dace8b0..215fa82f84 100644
--- a/plug-ins/common/unsharp.c
+++ b/plug-ins/common/unsharp.c
@@ -36,15 +36,18 @@
 
 #include "libgimp/stdplugins-intl.h"
 
+
 #define PLUG_IN_VERSION "0.10"
 
 #define SCALE_WIDTH   150
 #define ENTRY_WIDTH     4
 
-/* uncomment this line to get a rough feel of how long the
-   plug-in takes to run */
+/* Uncomment this line to get a rough estimate of
+ * how long the plug-in takes to run.
+ */
 /* #define TIMER */
 
+
 typedef struct
 {
   gdouble  radius;
@@ -116,7 +119,6 @@ GimpPlugInInfo PLUG_IN_INFO =
     run,   /* run_proc   */
   };
 
-static  GimpRunMode   run_mode;
 
 MAIN ()
 
@@ -164,8 +166,9 @@ run (const gchar      *name,
   static GimpParam   values[1];
   GimpPDBStatusType  status = GIMP_PDB_SUCCESS;
   GimpDrawable      *drawable;
+  GimpRunMode        run_mode;
 #ifdef TIMER
-  GTimer *timer = g_timer_new ();
+  GTimer            *timer = g_timer_new ();
 #endif
 
   run_mode = param[0].data.d_int32;