diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 18d3501c3..47385737f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2484,6 +2484,10 @@ version 1.4.1beta04 [January 23, 2010]
     decoding large chunks.
   Added png_set|get_chunk_malloc_max() functions.
 
+version 1.4.1beta05 [January 23, 2010]
+  Relocated "int k" declaration in pngtest.c to avoid compiler optimization
+    bug.
+
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diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 39ac3ac29..4e090f5f7 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -1465,14 +1465,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
       for (i=2; i<argc; ++i)
       {
-#ifdef PNG_READ_USER_TRANSFORM_SUPPORTED
-         int k;
-#endif
          int kerror;
          fprintf(STDERR, "\n Testing %s:", argv[i]);
          kerror = test_one_file(argv[i], outname);
          if (kerror == 0)
          {
+#ifdef PNG_READ_USER_TRANSFORM_SUPPORTED
+         int k;
+#endif
 #ifdef PNG_WRITE_USER_TRANSFORM_SUPPORTED
             fprintf(STDERR, "\n PASS (%lu zero samples)\n",
                (unsigned long)zero_samples);
@@ -1627,4 +1627,4 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 }
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef version_1_4_1beta04 your_png_h_is_not_version_1_4_1beta04;
+typedef version_1_4_1beta05 your_png_h_is_not_version_1_4_1beta05;