diff --git a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
index 9eaedc1ac..979c9c0e8 100644
--- a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -1323,9 +1323,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkStructVariable()
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < classes; ++i) {
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->classAndStructScopes[i];
 
-        // check all variables to see if they are arrays
-        std::list<Variable>::const_iterator var;
-        for (var = scope->varlist.begin(); var != scope->varlist.end(); ++var) {
+        for (std::list<Variable>::const_iterator var = scope->varlist.begin(); var != scope->varlist.end(); ++var) {
             if (var->isArray()) {
                 // create ArrayInfo from the array variable
                 ArrayInfo arrayInfo(&*var, symbolDatabase);