diff --git a/libctf/ChangeLog b/libctf/ChangeLog
index 10178bca86d..c700297abc6 100644
--- a/libctf/ChangeLog
+++ b/libctf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-27  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
+
+	* ctf-create.c (ctf_serialize): Fix shadowing.
+
 2021-01-27  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
 
 	* ctf-create.c (ctf_add_encoded): Add check for non-empty name.
diff --git a/libctf/ctf-create.c b/libctf/ctf-create.c
index cf12557b5d5..c01ab7a10e2 100644
--- a/libctf/ctf-create.c
+++ b/libctf/ctf-create.c
@@ -907,7 +907,6 @@ ctf_serialize (ctf_dict_t *fp)
       ctf_next_t *i = NULL;
       void *symname;
       const char **walk;
-      int err;
 
       if (filter_syms)
 	{