diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lattice.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lattice.h
index 98bc5a53537..a9a3ee2d6f9 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lattice.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lattice.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct Object;
 struct BPoint;
 
 extern struct Lattice *editLatt;
-extern int lt_applyflag;
 
 
 void resizelattice(struct Lattice *lt);
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ void init_latt_deform(struct Object *oblatt, struct Object *ob);
 void calc_latt_deform(float *co);
 void end_latt_deform(void);
 int object_deform(struct Object *ob);
+int object_apply_deform(struct Object *ob);
 struct BPoint *latt_bp(struct Lattice *lt, int u, int v, int w);
 void outside_lattice(struct Lattice *lt);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lattice.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lattice.c
index 0cf7747c14a..96d022ef1f1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lattice.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lattice.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 Lattice *editLatt=0, *deformLatt=0;
 
 float *latticedata=0, latmat[4][4];
-int lt_applyflag= 0;
 
 void resizelattice(Lattice *lt)
 {
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ void end_latt_deform()
 }
 
 
-int object_deform(Object *ob)
+static int _object_deform(Object *ob, int applyflag)
 {
 	Mesh *me;
 	Curve *cu;
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ int object_deform(Object *ob)
 			dl->verts= fp= MEM_mallocN(3*sizeof(float)*me->totvert, "deform1");
 
 			for(a=0; a<me->totvert; a++, mvert++, fp+=3) {
-				if(lt_applyflag) calc_latt_deform(mvert->co);
+				if(applyflag) calc_latt_deform(mvert->co);
 				else {
 					VECCOPY(fp, mvert->co);
 					calc_latt_deform(fp);
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ int object_deform(Object *ob)
 		else if ELEM(ob->type, OB_CURVE, OB_SURF) {
 		
 			cu= ob->data;
-			if(lt_applyflag) {
+			if(applyflag) {
 				Nurb *nu;
 				BPoint *bp;
 				
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ int object_deform(Object *ob)
 			dl->verts= fp= MEM_mallocN(3*sizeof(float)*me->totvert, "deform1");
 
 			for(a=0; a<me->totvert; a++, mvert++, fp+=3) {
-				if(lt_applyflag){
+				if(applyflag){
 					calc_armature_deform(ob->parent, mvert->co, a);
 				}
 				else {
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ int object_deform(Object *ob)
 			dl->verts= fp= MEM_mallocN(3*sizeof(float)*me->totvert, "deform1");
 
 			for(a=0; a<me->totvert; a++, mvert++, fp+=3) {
-				if(lt_applyflag) calc_skel_deform(ika, mvert->co);
+				if(applyflag) calc_skel_deform(ika, mvert->co);
 				else {
 					VECCOPY(fp, mvert->co);
 					calc_skel_deform(ika, fp);
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ int object_deform(Object *ob)
 		else if ELEM(ob->type, OB_CURVE, OB_SURF) {
 		
 			cu= ob->data;
-			if(lt_applyflag) {
+			if(applyflag) {
 				Nurb *nu;
 				BPoint *bp;
 				
@@ -579,6 +578,16 @@ int object_deform(Object *ob)
 
 }
 
+int object_deform(Object *ob)
+{
+	return _object_deform(ob, 0);
+}
+int object_apply_deform(Object *ob)
+{
+	return _object_deform(ob, 1);
+}
+
+
 BPoint *latt_bp(Lattice *lt, int u, int v, int w)
 {
 	return lt->def+ u + v*lt->pntsu + w*lt->pntsu*lt->pntsv;
diff --git a/source/blender/src/editlattice.c b/source/blender/src/editlattice.c
index 4c5f660249e..634db966078 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/editlattice.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/editlattice.c
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ void apply_lattice(void)
 		if TESTBASELIB(base) {
 			if( (par= base->object->parent) ) {
 				if(par->type==OB_LATTICE) {
-					
-					lt_applyflag= 1;
-					object_deform(base->object);
-					lt_applyflag= 0;
+					object_apply_deform(base->object);
 					
 					base->object->parent= 0;
 				}