diff --git a/gtkedit/ChangeLog b/gtkedit/ChangeLog
index 57b719f6f..d89055a93 100644
--- a/gtkedit/ChangeLog
+++ b/gtkedit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2001-07-13  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* editoptions.c (edit_options_dialog): Allow numbers for tab
+	spacing. Reported by mharris@redhat.com.
+	http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34852
+
 	* editcmd.c (menu_save_mode_cmd): Give meaningful names to the
 	input fields instead of "i" so that they have separate history.
 	* editoptions.c (edit_options_dialog): Likewise.
diff --git a/gtkedit/editoptions.c b/gtkedit/editoptions.c
index 9f1422d8f..33382b958 100644
--- a/gtkedit/editoptions.c
+++ b/gtkedit/editoptions.c
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ void edit_options_dialog (void)
 		option_tab_spacing = atoi (q);
 		if (option_tab_spacing < 0)
 		    option_tab_spacing = 2;
+#if 0
+		/* Only allow even numbers */
 		option_tab_spacing += option_tab_spacing & 1;
+#endif
 		free (q);
 	    }
 	    option_syntax_highlighting = *quick_widgets[5 + OA].result;