diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index 90d85be..d168163 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -9476,24 +9476,24 @@
     else
     {
         int i;
-        int msglevel = msglevel_fc;
+        int msglevel_unknown = msglevel_fc;
         /* Check if an option is in --ignore-unknown-option and
          * set warning level to non fatal */
         for (i = 0; options->ignore_unknown_option && options->ignore_unknown_option[i]; i++)
         {
             if (streq(p[0], options->ignore_unknown_option[i]))
             {
-                msglevel = M_WARN;
+                msglevel_unknown = M_WARN;
                 break;
             }
         }
         if (file)
         {
-            msg(msglevel, "Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in %s:%d: %s (%s)", file, line, p[0], PACKAGE_VERSION);
+            msg(msglevel_unknown, "Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in %s:%d: %s (%s)", file, line, p[0], PACKAGE_VERSION);
         }
         else
         {
-            msg(msglevel, "Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s): --%s (%s)", p[0], PACKAGE_VERSION);
+            msg(msglevel_unknown, "Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s): --%s (%s)", p[0], PACKAGE_VERSION);
         }
     }
 err: