diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 029964e7a6..915241f3dc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-09-17  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
+	(gimp_edit_selection_tool_arrow_key): initialize undo_type to shut
+	up the compiler.
+
 2003-09-17  Simon Budig  <simon@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/vectors/gimpstroke.[ch]
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c b/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
index 3c1dd4a0cd..1ee704123a 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ gimp_edit_selection_tool_arrow_key (GimpTool    *tool,
   gboolean      push_undo = TRUE;
   GimpItem     *item      = NULL;
   EditType      edit_type = EDIT_MASK_TRANSLATE;
-  GimpUndoType  undo_type;
+  GimpUndoType  undo_type = GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_MASK;
   const gchar  *undo_desc = NULL;
 
   /*  check for mask translation first because the translate_layer