diff --git a/arch/sdl/gr.c b/arch/sdl/gr.c
index 3e91a8203..6a98bcc5e 100755
--- a/arch/sdl/gr.c
+++ b/arch/sdl/gr.c
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ int gr_toggle_fullscreen(void){
 
 int gr_init(int mode)
 {
+	int retcode;
  	// Only do this function once!
 	if (gr_installed==1)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/dxx-changelog.txt b/dxx-changelog.txt
index 2ca33c9e7..2564d4b32 100755
--- a/dxx-changelog.txt
+++ b/dxx-changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 D2X-Rebirth Changelog
 
+20070219
+--------
+arch/sdl/gr.c: SDL compile fix
+
 20070218
 --------
 include/3d.h: use generic 'struct object' instead of including object.h, so gcc4.0 with Xcode doesn't complain about FSCALE being passed to CLIPLINE in 2d/line.c (strange indeed)