diff --git a/src/io_handler.c b/src/io_handler.c
index e45ed00..88adfb0 100644
--- a/src/io_handler.c
+++ b/src/io_handler.c
@@ -89,21 +89,21 @@ ioHandlerWrite(void * _this, TR_Event event)
 	TR_CommEndPoint endpoint = (TR_CommEndPoint)event->subject;
 
 	if (TR_cepWriteBuffered(endpoint)) {
-		TR_Event event;
+		TR_Event new_event;
 
 		if (TR_cepHasPendingData(endpoint)) {
-			event = TR_eventSubjectEmit(
+			new_event = TR_eventSubjectEmit(
 					event->subject,
 					TR_CEP_EVENT_PENDING_DATA,
 					NULL);
 		} else {
-			event = TR_eventSubjectEmit(
+			new_event = TR_eventSubjectEmit(
 					event->subject,
 					TR_CEP_EVENT_END_DATA,
 					NULL);
 		}
 
-		TR_eventHandlerIssueEvent((TR_EventHandler)_this, event);
+		TR_eventHandlerIssueEvent((TR_EventHandler)_this, new_event);
 	}
 
 	return TR_EVENT_DONE;