diff --git a/pong.c b/pong.c
index 9c04682..a90cc8d 100644
--- a/pong.c
+++ b/pong.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	al_register_event_source(queue,al_get_keyboard_event_source());
 	ALLEGRO_COLOR black = al_map_rgba(0,0,0,255);
 	ALLEGRO_COLOR white = al_map_rgba(255,255,255,255);
-	ALLEGRO_EVENT event;
+	ALLEGRO_EVENT temp_event;
 	ALLEGRO_FONT* main_font = al_load_ttf_font("/usr/share/fonts/cantarell/Cantarell-VF.otf", 30, 0);
 
 	bool running = false;
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	al_flip_display();
 
 	do {
-		al_wait_for_event(queue, &event);
-	} while (!(event.type == ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN && event.keyboard.keycode == ALLEGRO_KEY_SPACE));
+		al_wait_for_event(queue, &temp_event);
+	} while (!(temp_event.type == ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN && temp_event.keyboard.keycode == ALLEGRO_KEY_SPACE));
 
 	running = true;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	al_flip_display();
 
 	while (running) {
+		ALLEGRO_EVENT event;
 		// Code borrowed from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/30078011
 
 		while (!al_is_event_queue_empty(queue)) {