diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 903c394922311b1b67bb33c958f4ec5cb67adbd4..e293fd56696facc86589e65afc18457c4033a176 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ CVS code -
 	- Set i to 0 when we get a filename via the file browser, so
 	  that it's read in properly when we exit the file browser.
 	  (DLR)
+  open_prevnext_file()
+	- Move up a misplaced assert. (DLR)
+	- Rename variable next to next_file, to avoid confusion. (DLR)
   write_file()
 	- Since lineswritten is a size_t, print its value as an unsigned
 	  long instead of an unsigned int. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index f343cf048987c4a9246a5bcdc374eb79121501aa..a6edfe0ed571b1bd5b62686d5e9d2961d2a33b73 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -912,12 +912,12 @@ void load_open_file(void)
 }
 
 /* Open either the next or previous file buffer. */
-void open_prevnext_file(bool next)
+void open_prevnext_file(bool next_file)
 {
-    add_open_file(TRUE);
-
     assert(open_files != NULL);
 
+    add_open_file(TRUE);
+
     /* If only one file buffer is open, indicate it on the statusbar and
      * get out. */
     if (open_files == open_files->next) {
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ void open_prevnext_file(bool next)
 
     /* Switch to the next or previous file, depending on the value of
      * next. */
-    open_files = next ? open_files->next : open_files->prev;
+    open_files = next_file ? open_files->next : open_files->prev;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     fprintf(stderr, "filename is %s\n", open_files->filename);
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index bd4592b0d348e016aac8929fee8588c8ea83a18e..fdbaf8e2413dd9135ae69f8c6cbaba4fc653b16e 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void free_openfilestruct(openfilestruct *src);
 #endif
 void add_open_file(bool update);
 void load_open_file(void);
-void open_prevnext_file(bool next);
+void open_prevnext_file(bool next_file);
 void open_prevfile_void(void);
 void open_nextfile_void(void);
 bool close_open_file(void);