diff --git a/Parser/pgen.c b/Parser/pgen.c
index e643d330b4d..05534c743b4 100644
--- a/Parser/pgen.c
+++ b/Parser/pgen.c
@@ -276,14 +276,11 @@ compile_item(labellist *ll, nfa *nf, node *n, int *pa, int *pb)
 static void
 compile_atom(labellist *ll, nfa *nf, node *n, int *pa, int *pb)
 {
-	int i;
-	
 	REQ(n, ATOM);
-	i = n->n_nchildren;
-	REQN(i, 1);
+	REQN(n->n_nchildren, 1);
 	n = n->n_child;
 	if (n->n_type == LPAR) {
-		REQN(i, 3);
+		REQN(n->n_nchildren, 3);
 		n++;
 		REQ(n, RHS);
 		compile_rhs(ll, nf, n, pa, pb);