diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index ab22371f46f..d3fc28499e4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ var/list/ventcrawl_machinery = list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/vent_pump,
 /*TO DO - If/when stomach organs are introduced, override this at the human level sending the item to the stomach
 so that different stomachs can handle things in different ways VB*/
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/consume(var/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/toEat, var/bitesize_override)
-	var/bitesize = bitesize_override ? bitesize_override : toEat.bitesize
+	var/this_bite = bitesize_override ? bitesize_override : toEat.bitesize
 	if(!toEat.reagents)
 		return
 	if(satiety > -200)
@@ -1015,9 +1015,9 @@ so that different stomachs can handle things in different ways VB*/
 	if(toEat.consume_sound)
 		playsound(loc, toEat.consume_sound, rand(10,50), 1)
 	if(toEat.reagents.total_volume)
-		var/fraction = min(bitesize/toEat.reagents.total_volume, 1)
+		var/fraction = min(this_bite/toEat.reagents.total_volume, 1)
 		toEat.reagents.reaction(src, toEat.apply_type, fraction)
-		toEat.reagents.trans_to(src, bitesize*toEat.transfer_efficiency)
+		toEat.reagents.trans_to(src, this_bite*toEat.transfer_efficiency)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/get_access()
 	. = ..()