diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 2e703d5a..50b16dad 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ _filedir()
 
 	_expand || return 0
 
-	local toks=( ) tmp
+	local -a toks
+	local tmp
 	
 	# TODO: I've removed a "[ -n $tmp ] &&" before `echo $tmp',
 	#       and everything works again. If this bug
@@ -9114,7 +9115,9 @@ _filedir_xspec()
 	xspec=${xspec#*-X }
 	xspec=${xspec%% *}
 
-	local toks=( ) tmp
+	local -a toks
+	local tmp
+
 	toks=( ${toks[@]-} $(
 		compgen -d -- "$(quote_readline "$cur")" | {
 			while read -r tmp; do
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 90dc92c5..1b22df3b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ bash-completion (1:1.x) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Install yum-arch completion only if yum-arch is installed.
   * Update list of yum commands and options.
   * Add yum repolist, --enable/disablerepo, and --disableexcludes completions.
+  * Fix local array initialization under bash 2.x, prevents "()" occurring in
+    file and dir name completions.
 
  -- David Paleino <d.paleino@gmail.com>  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:18:24 +0100