diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
index c105247e9..5904f8242 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/****************************************************************
+/****************************************************************
  *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
  *
  *  Copyright (C) 2006,2007 crypton
@@ -1536,6 +1536,7 @@ void PeersDialog::getAvatar()
 	QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, "Load File", QDir::homePath(), "Pictures (*.png *.xpm *.jpg *.tiff *.gif)");
 	if(!fileName.isEmpty())
 	{
+		QPixmap picture;
 		picture = QPixmap(fileName).scaled(82,82, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio,Qt::SmoothTransformation);
 
                 #ifdef PEERS_DEBUG
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.h
index 65e19da1c..4984499fe 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 		void loadEmoticonsgroupchat();
 		//  void setChatDialog(ChatDialog *cd);
 
-		QPixmap picture;
 		virtual void updateDisplay() ;	// overloaded from RsAutoUpdatePage
 // replaced by shortcut
 //		virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *) ;