diff --git a/lib/libfetch/common.c b/lib/libfetch/common.c
index 13ebf649c053..e8eebcbb10b9 100644
--- a/lib/libfetch/common.c
+++ b/lib/libfetch/common.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ fetch_ssl(conn_t *conn, int verbose)
 ssize_t
 fetch_read(conn_t *conn, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-	struct timeval now, timeout, wait;
+	struct timeval now, timeout, delta;
 	fd_set readfds;
 	ssize_t rlen, total;
 	int r;
@@ -393,19 +393,19 @@ fetch_read(conn_t *conn, char *buf, size_t len)
 		while (fetchTimeout && !FD_ISSET(conn->sd, &readfds)) {
 			FD_SET(conn->sd, &readfds);
 			gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
-			wait.tv_sec = timeout.tv_sec - now.tv_sec;
-			wait.tv_usec = timeout.tv_usec - now.tv_usec;
-			if (wait.tv_usec < 0) {
-				wait.tv_usec += 1000000;
-				wait.tv_sec--;
+			delta.tv_sec = timeout.tv_sec - now.tv_sec;
+			delta.tv_usec = timeout.tv_usec - now.tv_usec;
+			if (delta.tv_usec < 0) {
+				delta.tv_usec += 1000000;
+				delta.tv_sec--;
 			}
-			if (wait.tv_sec < 0) {
+			if (delta.tv_sec < 0) {
 				errno = ETIMEDOUT;
 				fetch_syserr();
 				return (-1);
 			}
 			errno = 0;
-			r = select(conn->sd + 1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &wait);
+			r = select(conn->sd + 1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &delta);
 			if (r == -1) {
 				if (errno == EINTR && fetchRestartCalls)
 					continue;
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ fetch_write(conn_t *conn, const char *buf, size_t len)
 ssize_t
 fetch_writev(conn_t *conn, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 {
-	struct timeval now, timeout, wait;
+	struct timeval now, timeout, delta;
 	fd_set writefds;
 	ssize_t wlen, total;
 	int r;
@@ -519,19 +519,19 @@ fetch_writev(conn_t *conn, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 		while (fetchTimeout && !FD_ISSET(conn->sd, &writefds)) {
 			FD_SET(conn->sd, &writefds);
 			gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
-			wait.tv_sec = timeout.tv_sec - now.tv_sec;
-			wait.tv_usec = timeout.tv_usec - now.tv_usec;
-			if (wait.tv_usec < 0) {
-				wait.tv_usec += 1000000;
-				wait.tv_sec--;
+			delta.tv_sec = timeout.tv_sec - now.tv_sec;
+			delta.tv_usec = timeout.tv_usec - now.tv_usec;
+			if (delta.tv_usec < 0) {
+				delta.tv_usec += 1000000;
+				delta.tv_sec--;
 			}
-			if (wait.tv_sec < 0) {
+			if (delta.tv_sec < 0) {
 				errno = ETIMEDOUT;
 				fetch_syserr();
 				return (-1);
 			}
 			errno = 0;
-			r = select(conn->sd + 1, NULL, &writefds, NULL, &wait);
+			r = select(conn->sd + 1, NULL, &writefds, NULL, &delta);
 			if (r == -1) {
 				if (errno == EINTR && fetchRestartCalls)
 					continue;