diff --git a/tests/test-common.sh b/tests/test-common.sh
index bb37b773..a6139752 100644
--- a/tests/test-common.sh
+++ b/tests/test-common.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ feed_input()
 
 feed_files()
 {
+    local i
+
     for i
     do
 	c="${i##*/*-}"
@@ -179,7 +181,8 @@ cmp_logs_xdump()
 
 cmp_out()
 {
-    local exp act nrm
+    local i exp act nrm
+
     for i
     do
 	exp="$testdir/${i##*/}"