1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/repair.cc b/repair.cc
index e83b843..e8588e3 100644
--- a/repair.cc
+++ b/repair.cc
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ bool gross_damage( const long long msize, const uint8_t * const mbuffer )
   enum { maxlen = 6 };		// max number of consecutive identical bytes
   long i = File_header::size;
   const long end = msize - File_trailer::size - maxlen;
-  uint8_t byte;
   while( i < end )
     {
-    byte = mbuffer[i];
+    const uint8_t byte = mbuffer[i];
     int len = 0;			// does not count the first byte
     while( mbuffer[++i] == byte && ++len < maxlen ) {}
     if( len >= maxlen ) return true;