diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index 10f13385ce8df46aea28f3c884cd5a7082c239f2..ac82ad79d074302d0a2db3b26be3ceb1cc8f21e4 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -2835,9 +2835,9 @@ size_t Curl_ossl_version(char *buffer, size_t size)
     }
     else {
       if(ssleay_value&0xff0) {
-        int minor = (ssleay_value >> 4) & 0xff;
-        if(minor > 26) { /* handle extended version introduced for 0.9.8za */
-          sub[1] = (char) ((minor - 1) % 26 + 'a' + 1);
+        int minor_ver = (ssleay_value >> 4) & 0xff;
+        if(minor_ver > 26) { /* handle extended version introduced for 0.9.8za */
+          sub[1] = (char) ((minor_ver - 1) % 26 + 'a' + 1);
           sub[0] = 'z';
         }
         else {