Index: mythtv/libs/libmythui/myththemedmenu.cpp
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--- mythtv/libs/libmythui/myththemedmenu.cpp    (revision 14767)
+++ mythtv/libs/libmythui/myththemedmenu.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
     QString titleText;
     QString menumode;

+    MythUIImage *buttonBackground;
     MythUIStateType *watermark;
     MythUIImage *uparrow;
     MythUIImage *downarrow;
@@ -1480,6 +1496,8 @@

     f.close();

+    buttonBackground = new MythUIImage(parent, "menu button background");
+
     buttonList.clear();
     buttonRows.clear();

@@ -1552,8 +1570,6 @@

     if (m_state->buttonBackground)
     {
-        MythUIImage *buttonBackground;
-        buttonBackground = new MythUIImage(parent, "menu button background");
         buttonBackground->SetImage(m_state->buttonBackground);
         buttonBackground->SetPosition(m_state->buttonArea.topLeft());
     }