diff --git a/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js b/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js
index 882cd0a64fe..ad16d4be2ea 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js
+++ b/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ var   settingsButton = null;
 var   settingsButtonText = null;
 var   bunremoveAttributedle = null;
 var   pref = null;
-var   mClickCount = null;
 
 // get the click count pref
 try {
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ function doSearch()
   try {
     if( pref ) {
       var prefvalue = pref.GetBoolPref( "browser.search.use_double_clicks" );
-      mClickCount = prefvalue ? 2 : 1;
+      var mClickCount = prefvalue ? 2 : 1;
     } 
     else
       mClickCount = 1;
@@ -575,8 +574,7 @@ function FOO_doSearch()
 
 function openURL(event, treeitem, root)
 {
-  /* mClickCount variable now made global and retrieved at start of doSearch() */
-  /* try {
+  try {
     if( pref ) {
       var prefvalue = pref.GetBoolPref( "browser.search.use_double_clicks" );
       mClickCount = prefvalue ? 2 : 1;
@@ -586,9 +584,9 @@ function openURL(event, treeitem, root)
   }
   catch(e) {
     mClickCount = 1;
-  } */
+  } 
   
-	if ((event.button != 1) || (event.clickCount != mClickCount))
+  if ((event.button != 1) || (event.clickCount != mClickCount))
 		return(false);
 
 	if (treeitem.getAttribute("container") == "true")