diff --git a/sshzlib.c b/sshzlib.c
index e7a4c63c..60447fdf 100644
--- a/sshzlib.c
+++ b/sshzlib.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void lz77_compress(struct LZ77Context *ctx,
 			  unsigned char *data, int len, int compress)
 {
     struct LZ77InternalContext *st = ctx->ictx;
-    int i, hash, distance, off, nmatch, matchlen, advance;
+    int i, distance, off, nmatch, matchlen, advance;
     struct Match defermatch, matches[MAXMATCH];
     int deferchr;
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void lz77_compress(struct LZ77Context *ctx,
 	    /*
 	     * Hash the next few characters.
 	     */
-	    hash = lz77_hash(data);
+	    int hash = lz77_hash(data);
 
 	    /*
 	     * Look the hash up in the corresponding hash chain and see