diff --git a/src/mbyte.c b/src/mbyte.c
index 0014119..895f3b7 100644
--- a/src/mbyte.c
+++ b/src/mbyte.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
 		     * where mblen() returns 0 for invalid character.
 		     * Therefore, following condition includes 0.
 		     */
-		    ignored = mblen(NULL, 0);	/* First reset the state. */
+		    vim_ignored = mblen(NULL, 0);  // First reset the state.
 		    if (mblen(buf, (size_t)1) <= 0)
 			n = 2;
 		    else