diff --git a/2dlib/font.cpp b/2dlib/font.cpp
index 5618661f..adaa36f8 100644
--- a/2dlib/font.cpp
+++ b/2dlib/font.cpp
@@ -168,15 +168,12 @@ inline int READ_FONT_DATA(FONTFILE ffile, void *buf, int size, int nelem) {
 }
 
 inline FONTFILE OPEN_FONT(const char *filename, bool &success) {
-  FONTFILE fp;
-  int file_id;
-
   success = false;
-  fp = (FONTFILE)cfopen(filename, "rb");
+  FONTFILE fp = (FONTFILE)cfopen(filename, "rb");
   if (!fp)
     return NULL;
 
-  file_id = READ_FONT_INT(fp);
+  uint32_t file_id = READ_FONT_INT(fp);
   if (file_id != 0xfeedbaba)
     return (FONTFILE)(-1);