diff --git a/lib/sl/make_cmds.c b/lib/sl/make_cmds.c
index daee7b705..528670627 100644
--- a/lib/sl/make_cmds.c
+++ b/lib/sl/make_cmds.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ generate_commands(void)
 {
     char *base;
     char *cfn;
-    char *p;
+    char *p, *q;
 
     p = strrchr(table_name, '/');
     if(p == NULL)
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ generate_commands(void)
 
     {
 	struct command_list *cl, *xl;
-	char *p, *q;
 
 	for(cl = commands; cl; cl = cl->next) {
 	    for(xl = commands; xl != cl; xl = xl->next)
@@ -211,10 +210,10 @@ usage(int code)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int optind = 0;
+    int optidx = 0;
 
     setprogname(argv[0]);
-    if(getarg(args, num_args, argc, argv, &optind))
+    if(getarg(args, num_args, argc, argv, &optidx))
 	usage(1);
     if(help_flag)
 	usage(0);
@@ -223,9 +222,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	exit(0);
     }
     
-    if(argc == optind)
+    if(argc == optidx)
 	usage(1);
-    filename = argv[optind];
+    filename = argv[optidx];
     yyin = fopen(filename, "r");
     if(yyin == NULL)
 	err(1, "%s", filename);