diff --git a/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c b/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
index 3a48402b6..841a0cab5 100644
--- a/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
+++ b/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ LONG
 #ifdef NO_GETKEYBOARDSTATE
 			/* this is the workaround for the missing ToAscii() and ToUnicode() in CE (not necessary at KEYUP!) */
 			if ( SDL_TranslateUNICODE ) {
-				MSG msg;
+				MSG m;
 
-				msg.hwnd = hwnd;
-				msg.message = msg;
-				msg.wParam = wParam;
-				msg.lParam = lParam;
-				msg.time = 0;
-				if ( TranslateMessage(&m) && PeekMessage(&msg, hwnd, 0, WM_USER, PM_NOREMOVE) && (m.message == WM_CHAR) ) {
+				m.hwnd = hwnd;
+				m.message = msg;
+				m.wParam = wParam;
+				m.lParam = lParam;
+				m.time = 0;
+				if ( TranslateMessage(&m) && PeekMessage(&m, hwnd, 0, WM_USER, PM_NOREMOVE) && (m.message == WM_CHAR) ) {
 					GetMessage(&m, hwnd, 0, WM_USER);
 			    		wParam = m.wParam;
 				} else {