diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b2851fbb52..3d1a4ff130 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Feb 14 08:46:25 2007  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* compile.c (defined_expr): no longer distinguish ordinary local
+	  variables and in-block local variables in defined? value.
+
 Wed Feb 14 03:14:42 2007  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* lib/uri/generic.rb (URI::Generic::userinfo): should support
diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 06446bb36d..514398565a 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -2334,10 +2334,8 @@ defined_expr(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ANCHOR *ret,
 
 	/* variables */
       case NODE_LVAR:
-	estr = "local-variable";
-	break;
       case NODE_DVAR:
-	estr = "local-variable(in-block)";
+	estr = "local-variable";
 	break;
 
       case NODE_IVAR: