diff --git a/lib/editline/testit.c b/lib/editline/testit.c
index 06d2d70bc..f4a84fc12 100644
--- a/lib/editline/testit.c
+++ b/lib/editline/testit.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     char	*p;
-    int optind = 0;
+    int optidx = 0;
 
     setprogname (argv[0]);
 
-    if(getarg(args, sizeof(args) / sizeof(args[0]), argc, argv, &optind))
+    if(getarg(args, sizeof(args) / sizeof(args[0]), argc, argv, &optidx))
 	usage(1);
     
     if (help_flag)
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	exit(0);
     }
 
-    argc -= optind;
-    argv += optind;
+    argc -= optidx;
+    argv += optidx;
 
     while ((p = readline("testit> ")) != NULL) {
 	(void)printf("\t\t\t|%s|\n", p);