diff --git a/lib/layouts/linguistics.module b/lib/layouts/linguistics.module
index a3a4002cc2..c2f3df1e33 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/linguistics.module
+++ b/lib/layouts/linguistics.module
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Style Numbered_Example_(multiline)
 	% This code can be removed eventually
 	\@ifundefined{covexample}{%
 	    \newenvironment{covexample}{\begin{example}}{\end{example}}%
-	}
+	}{}
 	EndPreamble
 	Category              Linguistics
 End
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Style Numbered_Examples_(consecutive)
 	% This code can be removed eventually
 	\@ifundefined{covexamples}{%
 	    \newenvironment{covexamples}{\begin{examples}}{\end{examples}}%
-	}
+	}{}
 	EndPreamble
 End
 
diff --git a/status.22x b/status.22x
index 03797ebbb0..5a69176dc9 100644
--- a/status.22x
+++ b/status.22x
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ What's new
 
 - Fixed usage of new module "Title and Preamble Hacks" (bug 10320).
 
+- Fix error with older versions of the covington package in the
+  Linguistics module (bug 10340).
+
 
 * LYX2LYX