diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
index 3c9458d4de1..c3cf311894b 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class OpcodeList:
             sys.stderr.write("Cannot read opcodes file %s [%s]\n" % (fname, err))
             sys.exit(1)
         
-        opc = None
+        inf = None
         for line in f:
             if line.startswith("#"):
                 continue
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py b/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py
index f0c7fd51fc8..59ef2da7453 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class OpcodeList:
             sys.stderr.write("Cannot read opcodes file %s [%s]\n" % (fname, err))
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        opc = None
+        inf = None
         for line in f:
             if line.startswith("#"):
                 continue