diff --git a/cli/src/utils.c b/cli/src/utils.c
index db4d2f1c8..452051ccc 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils.c
+++ b/cli/src/utils.c
@@ -253,18 +253,18 @@ nmc_get_user_input (const char *ask_str)
 {
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t line_ln = 0;
-	ssize_t read;
+	ssize_t num;
 
 	fprintf (stdout, "%s", ask_str);
-	read = getline (&line, &line_ln, stdin);
+	num = getline (&line, &line_ln, stdin);
 
 	/* Remove newline from the string */
-	if (read < 1 || (read == 1 && line[0] == '\n')) {
+	if (num < 1 || (num == 1 && line[0] == '\n')) {
 		g_free (line);
 		line = NULL;
 	} else {
-		if (line[read-1] == '\n')
-			line[read-1] = '\0';
+		if (line[num-1] == '\n')
+			line[num-1] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	return line;