diff --git a/examples/diff.c b/examples/diff.c
index 0a9b06453..abb9b7103 100644
--- a/examples/diff.c
+++ b/examples/diff.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static void parse_opts(struct opts *o, int argc, char *argv[])
 /** Display diff output with "--numstat".*/
 static void diff_print_numstat(git_diff *diff)
 {
-	git_patch *out;
+	git_patch *patch;
 	const git_diff_delta *delta;
 	size_t i;
 	size_t ndeltas;
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ static void diff_print_numstat(git_diff *diff)
 	ndeltas = git_diff_num_deltas(diff);	
 	for (i = 0; i < ndeltas; i++){
 		check_lg2(
-			git_patch_from_diff(&out, diff, i),
+			git_patch_from_diff(&patch, diff, i),
 			"generating patch from diff", NULL);
 		check_lg2(
-			git_patch_line_stats(NULL, &nadditions, &ndeletions, out),
+			git_patch_line_stats(NULL, &nadditions, &ndeletions, patch),
 			"generating the number of additions and deletions", NULL);
-		delta = git_patch_get_delta(out);
-		printf("%u	%u	%s\n", nadditions, ndeletions, delta->new_file.path);
+		delta = git_patch_get_delta(patch);
+		printf("%u\t%u\t%s\n", nadditions, ndeletions, delta->new_file.path);
 	}
-	git_patch_free(out);
+	git_patch_free(patch);
 }