diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSymbols.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSymbols.cpp
index 80d06483a5..87e26b206a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSymbols.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSymbols.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ QString getBlock(char_type c)
 
 	// guessing was wrong so far. do a real search.
 	int i = 0;
-	while (c > unicode_blocks[i].end && i < no_blocks)
+	while (i < no_blocks && c > unicode_blocks[i].end)
 		++i;
 	if (i == no_blocks)
 		return QString();
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ public:
 		static QString const strCharacter = qt_("Character: ");
 		static QString const strCodePoint = qt_("Code Point: ");
 
-		static char codeName[10];
-
 		char_type c = symbols_.at(index.row());
 
 		switch (role) {