diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index dc538d8bcbdad629b2b68517da535351952f2b7e..f2a7edbbc16a4b4e3012fd07d8bf84f65c55ffd2 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1808,12 +1808,12 @@ void do_output(char *output, size_t output_len, bool allow_cntrls)
     size_t current_len = strlen(openfile->current->data);
     size_t i = 0;
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-    size_t orig_rows = 0, original_row = 0;
+    size_t original_row = 0, old_amount = 0;
 
     if (ISSET(SOFTWRAP)) {
 	if (openfile->current_y == editwinrows - 1)
 	    original_row = chunk_for(xplustabs(), openfile->current);
-	orig_rows = number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current);
+	old_amount = number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ void do_output(char *output, size_t output_len, bool allow_cntrls)
      * of the edit window, and we moved one screen row, we're now below
      * the last line of the edit window, so we need a full refresh too. */
     if (ISSET(SOFTWRAP) && refresh_needed == FALSE &&
-		(number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current) != orig_rows ||
+		(number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current) != old_amount ||
 		(openfile->current_y == editwinrows - 1 &&
 		chunk_for(xplustabs(), openfile->current) != original_row)))
 	refresh_needed = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index b7e9f299dc2f7bef75ecd15aa7de66946b469239..1be1a4e2c4f70abf055e5f35f8213dff6f009877 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ char *invocation_error(const char *name)
 void do_deletion(undo_type action)
 {
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-    size_t orig_rows = 0;
+    size_t old_amount = 0;
 #endif
 
     assert(openfile->current != NULL && openfile->current->data != NULL &&
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void do_deletion(undo_type action)
 	update_undo(action);
 
 	if (ISSET(SOFTWRAP))
-	    orig_rows = number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current);
+	    old_amount = number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current);
 #endif
 
 	/* Move the remainder of the line "in", over the current character. */
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void do_deletion(undo_type action)
     /* If the number of screen rows that a softwrapped line occupies
      * has changed, we need a full refresh. */
     if (ISSET(SOFTWRAP) && refresh_needed == FALSE &&
-		number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current) != orig_rows)
+		number_of_chunks_in(openfile->current) != old_amount)
 	refresh_needed = TRUE;
 #endif