diff --git a/tdeui/kdialog.cpp b/tdeui/kdialog.cpp
index c20bac5a0..6d66d8efd 100644
--- a/tdeui/kdialog.cpp
+++ b/tdeui/kdialog.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ KSMModalDialog::KSMModalDialog(TQWidget* parent)
 	// we need to set the minimum size for the window
 	frame->setMinimumWidth(400);
 	vbox->addWidget( frame );
-	TQGridLayout* gbox = new TQGridLayout( frame, 1, 1, KDialog::marginHint(), KDialog::spacingHint() );
+	m_gridlayout = new TQGridLayout( frame, 1, 1, KDialog::marginHint(), KDialog::spacingHint() );
 	TQHBoxLayout* centerbox = new TQHBoxLayout( frame, 0, KDialog::spacingHint() );
 
 	m_statusLabel = new TQLabel( i18n("Pondering what to do next").append("..."), frame );
@@ -420,21 +420,21 @@ KSMModalDialog::KSMModalDialog(TQWidget* parent)
 	fnt.setBold( false );
 	fnt.setPointSize( fnt.pointSize() * 1 );
 	m_statusLabel->setFont( fnt );
-	gbox->addMultiCellWidget( m_statusLabel, 2, 2, 0, 2, AlignLeft | AlignVCenter );
+	m_gridlayout->addMultiCellWidget( m_statusLabel, 2, 2, 0, 2, AlignLeft | AlignVCenter );
 
 	KSMModalDialogHeader *theader = new KSMModalDialogHeader(this);
 	centerbox->addWidget( theader, AlignCenter );
 
-	gbox->addLayout(centerbox, 0, 0);
+	m_gridlayout->addLayout(centerbox, 0, 0);
 
-	TQFrame* frame2 = new TQFrame( this );
-	frame2->setFrameStyle( TQFrame::NoFrame );
-	frame2->setLineWidth( style().pixelMetric( TQStyle::PM_DefaultFrameWidth, frame ) );
-	m_buttonbox = new TQHBoxLayout( frame2, 0, KDialog::spacingHint() );
+	m_buttonframe = new TQFrame( this );
+	m_buttonframe->setFrameStyle( TQFrame::NoFrame );
+	m_buttonframe->setLineWidth( style().pixelMetric( TQStyle::PM_DefaultFrameWidth, frame ) );
+	m_buttonbox = new TQHBoxLayout( m_buttonframe, 0, KDialog::spacingHint() );
 
-	m_button1 = new TQPushButton( frame2 );
-	m_button2 = new TQPushButton( frame2 );
-	m_button3 = new TQPushButton( frame2 );
+	m_button1 = new TQPushButton( m_buttonframe );
+	m_button2 = new TQPushButton( m_buttonframe );
+	m_button3 = new TQPushButton( m_buttonframe );
 	m_buttonbox->addWidget( m_button1 );
 	m_buttonbox->addWidget( m_button2 );
 	m_buttonbox->addWidget( m_button3 );
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ KSMModalDialog::KSMModalDialog(TQWidget* parent)
 	m_button2->hide();
 	m_button3->hide();
 
-	frame2->hide();
-	gbox->addMultiCellWidget( frame2, 3, 3, 0, 2, 0 );
+	m_buttonframe->hide();
+	m_gridlayout->addMultiCellWidget( m_buttonframe, 3, 3, 0, 2, 0 );
 
 	setFixedSize( sizeHint() );
 	setCaption( i18n("Please wait...") );
diff --git a/tdeui/kdialog.h b/tdeui/kdialog.h
index dd1cc3908..ad48693fe 100644
--- a/tdeui/kdialog.h
+++ b/tdeui/kdialog.h
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ public:
 class TQLabel;
 class TQPushButton;
 class TQHBoxLayout;
+class TQFrame;
+class TQGridLayout;
 class TDEUI_EXPORT KSMModalDialog : public TQWidget
 {
       Q_OBJECT
@@ -257,6 +259,8 @@ protected:
       TQPushButton* m_button2;
       TQPushButton* m_button3;
       TQHBoxLayout* m_buttonbox;
+      TQFrame* m_buttonframe;
+      TQGridLayout* m_gridlayout;
 
 private:
       TQTimer* m_keepOnTopTimer;