diff --git a/include/libevconf.h b/include/libevconf.h
index 285158b..b97fcd2 100644
--- a/include/libevconf.h
+++ b/include/libevconf.h
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ typedef struct {
 static inline
 int evconf_parse_config(const char *filename, ev_config *config)
 {
-	FILE *config = fopen(filename, "r");
-	if (! config) {
+	FILE *file = fopen(filename, "r");
+	if (! file) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	char line[MAX_LINE];
-	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), config)) {
+	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), file)) {
 		if (line[0] == "#" || line[0] == '\n') {
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int evconf_parse_config(const char *filename, ev_config *config)
 		}
 	}
 
-	fclose(config);
+	fclose(file);
 }
 
 static inline const