diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/profile.c b/dlls/kernel32/profile.c
index a2bd5b50f46..89b96a13e37 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/profile.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/profile.c
@@ -1113,11 +1113,11 @@ INT WINAPI GetPrivateProfileStringW( LPCWSTR section, LPCWSTR entry,
 
         if (p >= def_val)
         {
-            int len = (int)(p - def_val) + 1;
+            int vlen = (int)(p - def_val) + 1;
 
-            defval_tmp = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (len + 1) * sizeof(WCHAR));
-            memcpy(defval_tmp, def_val, len * sizeof(WCHAR));
-            defval_tmp[len] = '\0';
+            defval_tmp = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (vlen + 1) * sizeof(WCHAR));
+            memcpy(defval_tmp, def_val, vlen * sizeof(WCHAR));
+            defval_tmp[vlen] = '\0';
             def_val = defval_tmp;
         }
     }