diff --git a/src/userdel.c b/src/userdel.c
index 84486049..3cbbe119 100644
--- a/src/userdel.c
+++ b/src/userdel.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static int remove_tcbdir (const char *user_name, uid_t user_id)
 {
 	char *buf;
 	int ret = 0;
-	size_t bufsize = (sizeof TCB_DIR) + strlen (user_name) + 2;
+	size_t buflen = (sizeof TCB_DIR) + strlen (user_name) + 2;
 
 	if (!getdef_bool ("USE_TCB")) {
 		return 0;