diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index e14b2b97419902e88eb7341b951d432489b787c3..f2f5875979fe3d3ec7c33099ab78de4dcfd55d62 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ ConfigMainWindow::ConfigMainWindow(void)
 	setTabOrder(configList, helpText);
 	configList->setFocus();
 
-	toolBar = new QToolBar("Tools", this);
+	QToolBar *toolBar = new QToolBar("Tools", this);
 	addToolBar(toolBar);
 
 	backAction = new QAction(QPixmap(xpm_back), "Back", this);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
index 5eeab4a8bb436f0f7c6392bd8b600e11e8145e46..b806839986352b5cb112ad23d81a5735d9afd25d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ public slots:
 	ConfigView *configView;
 	ConfigList *configList;
 	ConfigInfoView *helpText;
-	QToolBar *toolBar;
 	QAction *backAction;
 	QAction *singleViewAction;
 	QAction *splitViewAction;