diff --git a/edit/ChangeLog b/edit/ChangeLog
index b267593b8..802e86cb6 100644
--- a/edit/ChangeLog
+++ b/edit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-09-24  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* editwidget.c (edit): Make edit_dlg local variable.
+
 	* editmenu.c (edit_drop_menu_cmd): Don't use edit_dlg variable.
 
 	* edit.c: Remove all references to CR_LF_TRANSLATION.
diff --git a/edit/edit.h b/edit/edit.h
index 9d5176f1b..1051b124b 100644
--- a/edit/edit.h
+++ b/edit/edit.h
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ extern char *home_dir;
 extern int edit_key_emulation;
 extern WEdit *wedit;
 extern Menu EditMenuBar[];
-extern Dlg_head *edit_dlg;
 extern WMenu *edit_menubar;
 
 extern int option_word_wrap_line_length;
diff --git a/edit/editwidget.c b/edit/editwidget.c
index 4ad6c640b..3616d23c4 100644
--- a/edit/editwidget.c
+++ b/edit/editwidget.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "edit.h"
 
 WEdit *wedit;
-Dlg_head *edit_dlg;
 WMenu *edit_menubar;
 
 int column_highlighting = 0;
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@ edit (const char *_file, int line)
     static int made_directory = 0;
     int framed = 0;
     char *text = 0;
+    Dlg_head *edit_dlg;
     WButtonBar *edit_bar;
 
     if (option_backup_ext_int != -1) {
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ edit (const char *_file, int line)
 	edit_done_menu ();	/* editmenu.c */
 
     destroy_dlg (edit_dlg);
-    edit_dlg = NULL;
 
     return 1;
 }