diff --git a/unix/freetype.c b/unix/freetype.c
index 900b9da6..27caa076 100644
--- a/unix/freetype.c
+++ b/unix/freetype.c
@@ -387,14 +387,14 @@ prima_ft_is_font_colored( FT_Face face)
 {
 #if defined(TTAG_COLR) && defined(TTAG_CPAL)
         FT_Int a,b,c;
-	FT_ULong l = 0;
+	FT_ULong l1 = 0, l2 = 0;
 
 	FT_Library_Version(ft_library,&a,&b,&c);
 	if ( a < 2 || ( a == 2 && b < 10 )) /* CPAL/COLR only supported in 2.10 */
 		return false;
 	return
-		FT_Load_Sfnt_Table(face, TTAG_COLR, 0, NULL, &l) &&
-		FT_Load_Sfnt_Table(face, TTAG_CPAL, 0, NULL, &l)
+		FT_Load_Sfnt_Table(face, TTAG_COLR, 0, NULL, &l1) &&
+		FT_Load_Sfnt_Table(face, TTAG_CPAL, 0, NULL, &l2)
 		;
 #else
 	return false;