diff --git a/include/DialogManageFlags.h b/include/DialogManageFlags.h
index 43fc9d35..a7c90fd1 100644
--- a/include/DialogManageFlags.h
+++ b/include/DialogManageFlags.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private:
 	} ;
 	treeview_flags_Columns treeview_flags_columns ;	
 
-	Partition partition ;
+	const Partition & partition;  // (Alias to element in Win_GParted::display_partitions[] vector).
 	std::map<Glib::ustring, bool> flag_info ;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/DialogManageFlags.cc b/src/DialogManageFlags.cc
index 350f85f9..d8e0fd18 100644
--- a/src/DialogManageFlags.cc
+++ b/src/DialogManageFlags.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 namespace GParted
 {
 
-DialogManageFlags::DialogManageFlags( const Partition & partition, std::map<Glib::ustring, bool> flag_info )
+DialogManageFlags::DialogManageFlags( const Partition & partition, std::map<Glib::ustring, bool> flag_info ) :
+                                    partition( partition )
 {
 	any_change = false ;
 
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ DialogManageFlags::DialogManageFlags( const Partition & partition, std::map<Glib
 	treeview_flags .set_size_request( 300, -1 ) ;
 	get_vbox() ->pack_start( treeview_flags, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK ) ;
 
-	this ->partition = partition ;
 	this ->flag_info = flag_info ;
 	
 	load_treeview() ;