diff --git a/src/mem/alloc.h b/src/mem/alloc.h
index aa210a0..42e58e9 100644
--- a/src/mem/alloc.h
+++ b/src/mem/alloc.h
@@ -837,10 +837,10 @@ namespace snmalloc
     {
       // Manufacture an allocation to prime the queue
       // Using an actual allocation removes a conditional of a critical path.
-      Remote* remote =
+      Remote* dummy =
         reinterpret_cast<Remote*>(alloc<YesZero>(MIN_ALLOC_SIZE));
-      remote->set_target_id(id());
-      message_queue().init(remote);
+      dummy->set_target_id(id());
+      message_queue().init(dummy);
     }
 
     SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void handle_dealloc_remote(Remote* p)