diff --git a/c++/rigclass.cc b/c++/rigclass.cc
index a842175e3..6ea2d999b 100644
--- a/c++/rigclass.cc
+++ b/c++/rigclass.cc
@@ -673,11 +673,10 @@ powerstat_t Rig::getPowerStat (void)
 rmode_t Rig::RngRxModes (freq_t freq)
 {
 	unsigned modes = RIG_MODE_NONE;
-	freq_range_t *rng;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i=0; i<FRQRANGESIZ; i++) {
-		rng = &theRig->state.rx_range_list[i];
+		freq_range_t *rng = &theRig->state.rx_range_list[i];
 		if (RIG_IS_FRNG_END(*rng)) {
 			return (rmode_t)modes;
 		}
@@ -691,11 +690,10 @@ rmode_t Rig::RngRxModes (freq_t freq)
 rmode_t Rig::RngTxModes (freq_t freq)
 {
 	unsigned modes = RIG_MODE_NONE;
-	freq_range_t *rng;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i=0; i<FRQRANGESIZ; i++) {
-		rng = &theRig->state.tx_range_list[i];
+	  freq_range_t *rng = &theRig->state.tx_range_list[i];
 		if (RIG_IS_FRNG_END(*rng)) {
 			return (rmode_t)modes;
 		}