diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index daa57b15630dc9106d55e0f8885731f580da0cd3..8df86a315077039239be791a883b0f97787597e9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2015-08-16  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/help.c (help_init, help_line_len): Avoid wide paragraphs of text
 	in the help screens: wrap them at 74 columns if the screen is wider.
+	* src/help.c (help_init): Reduce the scope of a variable.
 
 2015-08-13  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/search.c (do_find_bracket): Remove mistaken comparison between
diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index ee35b1543231a11fe64512936f9a1f5b63df153c..912e6e1e983e302e5fcf961a518f774b58faf68e 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ void help_init(void)
     char *ptr;
     const subnfunc *f;
     const sc *s;
-    int scsfound = 0;
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     bool old_whitespace = ISSET(WHITESPACE_DISPLAY);
@@ -408,12 +407,13 @@ void help_init(void)
 
     /* Now add our shortcut info. */
     for (f = allfuncs; f != NULL; f = f->next) {
+	int scsfound = 0;
 
 	if ((f->menus & currmenu) == 0)
 	    continue;
 
 	/* Let's simply show the first two shortcuts from the list. */
-	for (s = sclist, scsfound = 0; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
+	for (s = sclist; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
 
 	    if ((s->menus & currmenu) == 0)
 		continue;