diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index f9dc8cf..93c6cca 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ OLC copy and delete options.
 export (QQ's a zone into a tarball)t
 Xlist (mlist, olist, rlist, zlist, slist, tlist, qlist)
 (lots of major bugfixes too)
+[May 15 2009] - Jamdog
+  Fixed variable definition halfway through do_oasis_zedit to allow compilation in MSVC. (thanks Lyceq)
 [May 13 2009] - Jamdog
   Bug-Fix: quest join check for previous quest completion, and validation checks for prev and next quests in qedit. (thanks drefs)
 [Apr 13 2009] - Jamdog
diff --git a/src/zedit.c b/src/zedit.c
index dbc0236..5216ea1 100644
--- a/src/zedit.c
+++ b/src/zedit.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ACMD(do_oasis_zedit)
   char sbot[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
   char buf1[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
   char buf2[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
+  room_vnum bottom, top;
 
   /* No building as a mob or while being forced. */
   if (IS_NPC(ch) || !ch->desc || STATE(ch->desc) != CON_PLAYING)
@@ -82,8 +83,6 @@ ACMD(do_oasis_zedit)
           send_to_char(ch, "Zones cannot contain negative vnums.\r\n");
           return;
         }
-        room_vnum bottom, top;
-
         number = atoidx(buf2);
         if (number < 0)
           number = NOWHERE;