diff --git a/source/dbconnection.pas b/source/dbconnection.pas
index 3d3b80ad..7d3995b1 100644
--- a/source/dbconnection.pas
+++ b/source/dbconnection.pas
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type
   TTableColumn = class(TPersistent)
     private
       FConnection: TDBConnection;
+      FStatus: TEditingStatus;
       procedure SetStatus(Value: TEditingStatus);
     public
       Name, OldName: String;
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ type
       OnUpdateType: TColumnDefaultType;
       OnUpdateText: String;
       Comment, Charset, Collation, Expression, Virtuality: String;
-      FStatus: TEditingStatus;
       constructor Create(AOwner: TDBConnection; Serialized: String='');
       destructor Destroy; override;
       procedure Assign(Source: TPersistent); override;
diff --git a/source/table_editor.pas b/source/table_editor.pas
index b05a9870..b10a1416 100644
--- a/source/table_editor.pas
+++ b/source/table_editor.pas
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ begin
   // Also, do this after the data type was altered, if from TEXT > VARCHAR e.g.
   for i:=0 to FColumns.Count-1 do begin
     if (Conn.Parameters.IsAnyMySQL or Conn.Parameters.IsAnyPostgreSQL)
-      and (FColumns[i].FStatus = esModified)
+      and (FColumns[i].Status = esModified)
       and (FColumns[i].DefaultType = cdtNothing)
       and (FColumns[i].OldDataType.HasDefault)
       then