diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 8b9f4f24fcd..258e9497e02 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-01-31  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el (define-minor-mode): Fix :variable case.
+
 2012-01-30  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
 	* emacs-lisp/authors.el (authors-fixed-entries):
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
index b0bfde8b4b7..7d412f0fcd4 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
                            ,(if keymap keymap-sym
                                 `(if (boundp ',keymap-sym) ,keymap-sym))
                              nil
-                             ,(unless (eq mode modefun) 'modefun)))))))
+                             ,(unless (eq mode modefun) `',modefun)))))))
 
 ;;;
 ;;; make global minor mode