diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 220bac7f..8c9307e3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ byobu (4.46) unreleased; urgency=low
     - add ulimit checks to byobu -v
   * usr/lib/byobu/.constants:
     - don't use UTF8 C an F for now
+  * usr/lib/byobu/network: LP: #880410
+    - localize some variables, fix variable colision with cpu_temp
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:46:46 -0400
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/network b/usr/lib/byobu/network
index c324bd8f..2d7c63fb 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/network
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/network
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ __network_detail() {
 
 __network() {
 	get_network_interface; local interface="$_RET"
-	local x1=0 x2=0
+	local x1=0 x2=0 tx1=0 i= t= unit= symbol= cache= rate=
 	status_freq network
 	t="$_RET"
 	# By default, we won't bug the user with the display of network traffic
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ __network() {
 		cache="$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/cache.$BYOBU_BACKEND/network.$i"
 		[ -r "$cache" ] && read x1 < "$cache" || tx1=0
 		IFS="$OIFS:"
+		local iface rbytes rpackets rerrs rdrop rfifo rframe rcompressed rmulticast tbytes tpackets terrs tdrop tfifo tcolls tcarrier tcompressed
 		while read iface rbytes rpackets rerrs rdrop rfifo rframe rcompressed rmulticast tbytes tpackets terrs tdrop tfifo tcolls tcarrier tcompressed; do
 			if [ "$iface" = "${interface}" ]; then
 				[ "$i" = "up" ] && x2=${tbytes} || x2=${rbytes}