diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 5977712712..41cfa41a95 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -1194,14 +1194,14 @@ static struct fill_chain *fill_cfg;
 
 void add_fill_function(void *data, int (*fill)(void *))
 {
-	struct fill_chain *new = xmalloc(sizeof(*new));
+	struct fill_chain *new_fill = xmalloc(sizeof(*new_fill));
 	struct fill_chain **linkp = &fill_cfg;
-	new->data = data;
-	new->fill = fill;
-	new->next = NULL;
+	new_fill->data = data;
+	new_fill->fill = fill;
+	new_fill->next = NULL;
 	while (*linkp)
 		linkp = &(*linkp)->next;
-	*linkp = new;
+	*linkp = new_fill;
 }
 
 void fill_active_slots(void)