diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index fbfb9ca9e4..0b14d2c301 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /** WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
 require_once('./admin.php');
+$tax = get_taxonomy( $taxnow );
 if ( !current_user_can( $tax->cap->manage_terms ) )
 	wp_die( __( 'Cheatin’ uh?' ) );
 			
diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index 8d5a10ccb8..77d5e25789 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ foreach ( (array) get_post_types( array('show_ui' => true, '_builtin' => false,
 		$submenu["edit.php?post_type=$ptype"][$i++] = array( esc_attr( $tax->labels->menu_name ), $tax->cap->manage_terms, "edit-tags.php?taxonomy=$tax->name&post_type=$ptype" );
 	}
 }
-unset($ptype, $ptype_obj, $ptype_class, $ptype_for_id, $ptype_menu_position, $menu_icon, $i);
+unset($ptype, $ptype_obj, $ptype_class, $ptype_for_id, $ptype_menu_position, $menu_icon, $i, $tax);
 
 $menu[59] = array( '', 'read', 'separator2', '', 'wp-menu-separator' );