diff --git a/archival/gunzip.c b/archival/gunzip.c
index 8100003ec..5c97fac07 100644
--- a/archival/gunzip.c
+++ b/archival/gunzip.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ unsigned n;				/* number of bytes in s[] */
 	register ulg c;				/* temporary variable */
 	static unsigned long crc_32_tab[256];
 	if (crc_table_empty) {
-		unsigned long c;      /* crc shift register */
+		unsigned long csr;      /* crc shift register */
 		unsigned long e;      /* polynomial exclusive-or pattern */
 		int i;                /* counter for all possible eight bit values */
 		int k;                /* byte being shifted into crc apparatus */
@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ unsigned n;				/* number of bytes in s[] */
 		/* Compute and print table of CRC's, five per line */
 		crc_32_tab[0] = 0x00000000L;
 		for (i = 1; i < 256; i++) {
-			c = i;
+			csr = i;
  		   /* The idea to initialize the register with the byte instead of
 		     * zero was stolen from Haruhiko Okumura's ar002
 		     */
 			for (k = 8; k; k--)
-				c = c & 1 ? (c >> 1) ^ e : c >> 1;
-			crc_32_tab[i]=c;
+				csr = csr & 1 ? (csr >> 1) ^ e : csr >> 1;
+			crc_32_tab[i]=csr;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/archival/gzip.c b/archival/gzip.c
index 6c058d2b6..6369b894a 100644
--- a/archival/gzip.c
+++ b/archival/gzip.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void lm_init (ush * flags);
 ulg deflate (void);
 
 		/* in trees.c */
-void ct_init (ush * attr, int *method);
+void ct_init (ush * attr, int *methodp);
 int ct_tally (int dist, int lc);
 ulg flush_block (char *buf, ulg stored_len, int eof);
 
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ long header_bytes;				/* number of bytes in gzip header */
 int zip(in, out)
 int in, out;					/* input and output file descriptors */
 {
-	uch flags = 0;				/* general purpose bit flags */
+	uch my_flags = 0;				/* general purpose bit flags */
 	ush attr = 0;				/* ascii/binary flag */
 	ush deflate_flags = 0;		/* pkzip -es, -en or -ex equivalent */
 
@@ -3315,7 +3315,7 @@ int in, out;					/* input and output file descriptors */
 	put_byte(GZIP_MAGIC[1]);
 	put_byte(DEFLATED);			/* compression method */
 
-	put_byte(flags);			/* general flags */
+	put_byte(my_flags);			/* general flags */
 	put_long(time_stamp);
 
 	/* Write deflated file to zip file */
diff --git a/gunzip.c b/gunzip.c
index 8100003ec..5c97fac07 100644
--- a/gunzip.c
+++ b/gunzip.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ unsigned n;				/* number of bytes in s[] */
 	register ulg c;				/* temporary variable */
 	static unsigned long crc_32_tab[256];
 	if (crc_table_empty) {
-		unsigned long c;      /* crc shift register */
+		unsigned long csr;      /* crc shift register */
 		unsigned long e;      /* polynomial exclusive-or pattern */
 		int i;                /* counter for all possible eight bit values */
 		int k;                /* byte being shifted into crc apparatus */
@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ unsigned n;				/* number of bytes in s[] */
 		/* Compute and print table of CRC's, five per line */
 		crc_32_tab[0] = 0x00000000L;
 		for (i = 1; i < 256; i++) {
-			c = i;
+			csr = i;
  		   /* The idea to initialize the register with the byte instead of
 		     * zero was stolen from Haruhiko Okumura's ar002
 		     */
 			for (k = 8; k; k--)
-				c = c & 1 ? (c >> 1) ^ e : c >> 1;
-			crc_32_tab[i]=c;
+				csr = csr & 1 ? (csr >> 1) ^ e : csr >> 1;
+			crc_32_tab[i]=csr;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/gzip.c b/gzip.c
index 6c058d2b6..6369b894a 100644
--- a/gzip.c
+++ b/gzip.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void lm_init (ush * flags);
 ulg deflate (void);
 
 		/* in trees.c */
-void ct_init (ush * attr, int *method);
+void ct_init (ush * attr, int *methodp);
 int ct_tally (int dist, int lc);
 ulg flush_block (char *buf, ulg stored_len, int eof);
 
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ long header_bytes;				/* number of bytes in gzip header */
 int zip(in, out)
 int in, out;					/* input and output file descriptors */
 {
-	uch flags = 0;				/* general purpose bit flags */
+	uch my_flags = 0;				/* general purpose bit flags */
 	ush attr = 0;				/* ascii/binary flag */
 	ush deflate_flags = 0;		/* pkzip -es, -en or -ex equivalent */
 
@@ -3315,7 +3315,7 @@ int in, out;					/* input and output file descriptors */
 	put_byte(GZIP_MAGIC[1]);
 	put_byte(DEFLATED);			/* compression method */
 
-	put_byte(flags);			/* general flags */
+	put_byte(my_flags);			/* general flags */
 	put_long(time_stamp);
 
 	/* Write deflated file to zip file */
diff --git a/nfsmount.c b/nfsmount.c
index 6643ed5aa..a62df3272 100644
--- a/nfsmount.c
+++ b/nfsmount.c
@@ -735,20 +735,20 @@ int nfsmount(const char *spec, const char *node, int *flags,
 #endif
 	} else {
 #if NFS_MOUNT_VERSION >= 4
-		fhandle3 *fhandle;
+		fhandle3 *my_fhandle;
 		if (status.nfsv3.fhs_status != 0) {
 			error_msg("%s:%s failed, reason given by server: %s",
 				hostname, dirname,
 				nfs_strerror(status.nfsv3.fhs_status));
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		fhandle = &status.nfsv3.mountres3_u.mountinfo.fhandle;
+		my_fhandle = &status.nfsv3.mountres3_u.mountinfo.fhandle;
 		memset(data.old_root.data, 0, NFS_FHSIZE);
 		memset(&data.root, 0, sizeof(data.root));
-		data.root.size = fhandle->fhandle3_len;
+		data.root.size = my_fhandle->fhandle3_len;
 		memcpy(data.root.data,
-		       (char *) fhandle->fhandle3_val,
-		       fhandle->fhandle3_len);
+		       (char *) my_fhandle->fhandle3_val,
+		       my_fhandle->fhandle3_len);
 
 		data.flags |= NFS_MOUNT_VER3;
 #endif
diff --git a/util-linux/nfsmount.c b/util-linux/nfsmount.c
index 6643ed5aa..a62df3272 100644
--- a/util-linux/nfsmount.c
+++ b/util-linux/nfsmount.c
@@ -735,20 +735,20 @@ int nfsmount(const char *spec, const char *node, int *flags,
 #endif
 	} else {
 #if NFS_MOUNT_VERSION >= 4
-		fhandle3 *fhandle;
+		fhandle3 *my_fhandle;
 		if (status.nfsv3.fhs_status != 0) {
 			error_msg("%s:%s failed, reason given by server: %s",
 				hostname, dirname,
 				nfs_strerror(status.nfsv3.fhs_status));
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		fhandle = &status.nfsv3.mountres3_u.mountinfo.fhandle;
+		my_fhandle = &status.nfsv3.mountres3_u.mountinfo.fhandle;
 		memset(data.old_root.data, 0, NFS_FHSIZE);
 		memset(&data.root, 0, sizeof(data.root));
-		data.root.size = fhandle->fhandle3_len;
+		data.root.size = my_fhandle->fhandle3_len;
 		memcpy(data.root.data,
-		       (char *) fhandle->fhandle3_val,
-		       fhandle->fhandle3_len);
+		       (char *) my_fhandle->fhandle3_val,
+		       my_fhandle->fhandle3_len);
 
 		data.flags |= NFS_MOUNT_VER3;
 #endif