--- a/server/mtinkd.c
+++ b/server/mtinkd.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
          /* look for pid into /var/run/mtink(<fifo> */
          if ( (fp = fopen(runFile,"r")) )
          {
-            if ( fgets(ibuf, sizeof(buf), fp) )
+            if ( fgets(ibuf, sizeof(ibuf), fp) )
             {
                if ( (pid = atoi(ibuf)) )
                {