diff --git a/bin/precompile.pike b/bin/precompile.pike
index 8db695f74d4ddf32d3303ff7bfd093afa24e8a82..e1db4fa44983a97a7ab0a99f0e2018ca1a7d8628 100644
--- a/bin/precompile.pike
+++ b/bin/precompile.pike
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ array convert(array x, string base)
   array declarations=({});
   array ret=x;
 
-  array x=ret/({"PIKECLASS"});
+  x=ret/({"PIKECLASS"});
   ret=x[0];
 
   for(int f=1;f<sizeof(x);f++)