diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
index 44ed76a012..5c9575d699 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
@@ -3456,8 +3456,8 @@ GuiPreferences::GuiPreferences(GuiView & lv)
 	bc().setCancel(buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel));
 	bc().setRestore(buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Reset));
 
-	glf = new GuiLyXFiles(lv);
-	connect(glf, SIGNAL(fileSelected(QString)),
+	guilyxfiles_ = new GuiLyXFiles(lv);
+	connect(guilyxfiles_, SIGNAL(fileSelected(QString)),
 			this, SLOT(slotFileSelected(QString)));
 }
 
@@ -3565,19 +3565,14 @@ void GuiPreferences::slotFileSelected(QString const file)
 }
 
 
-/** Wrapper around browseFile which tries to provide a filename
-*  relative to the user or system directory. The dir, name and ext
-*  parameters have the same meaning as in the
-*  support::LibFileSearch function.
-*/
 QString GuiPreferences::browseLibFile(QString const & dir,
 	QString const & name, QString const & ext)
 {
 	uifile_.clear();
 
-	glf->passParams(fromqstr(dir));
-	glf->selectItem(name);
-	glf->exec();
+	guilyxfiles_->passParams(fromqstr(dir));
+	guilyxfiles_->selectItem(name);
+	guilyxfiles_->exec();
 
 	QString const result = uifile_;
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
index a20f3d028f..df16fde51b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ private:
 	/// A list of colors to be dispatched
 	std::vector<std::string> colors_;
 	/// UI file selector
-	GuiLyXFiles * glf;
+	GuiLyXFiles * guilyxfiles_;
 	/// Selected UI file
 	QString uifile_;
 };