diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
index 923c171db..4a1696631 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void NIFLoader::handleNiTriShape(NiTriShape *shape, int flags, BoundsFinder &bou
                 it != boneList.end(); it++)
         {
             //get the bone from bones array of skindata
-            bonePtr = skel->getBone(shape->skin->bones[boneIndex].name.toString());
+            bonePtr = mSkel->getBone(shape->skin->bones[boneIndex].name.toString());
 
             // final_vector = old_vector + old_rotation*new_vector*old_scale
             vecPos = bonePtr->_getDerivedPosition() +
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void NIFLoader::handleNode(Nif::Node *node, int flags,
         //FIXME: "Bip01" isn't every time the root bone
         if (node->name == "Bip01" || node->name == "Root Bone")  //root node, create a skeleton
         {
-            skel = SkeletonManager::getSingleton().create(getSkeletonName(), resourceGroup, true);
+            mSkel = SkeletonManager::getSingleton().create(getSkeletonName(), resourceGroup, true);
 
             /*if (node->extra->recType == RC_NiTextKeyExtraData )
             {
@@ -776,16 +776,16 @@ void NIFLoader::handleNode(Nif::Node *node, int flags,
             }*/
         }
 
-        if (!skel.isNull())     //if there is a skeleton
+        if (!mSkel.isNull())     //if there is a skeleton
         {
             std::string name = node->name.toString();
             //if (isBeast && isChest)
             //  std::cout << "NAME: " << name << "\n";
             // Quick-n-dirty workaround for the fact that several
             // bones may have the same name.
-            if(!skel->hasBone(name))
+            if(!mSkel->hasBone(name))
             {
-                bone = skel->createBone(name);
+                bone = mSkel->createBone(name);
 
                 if (parentBone)
                   parentBone->addChild(bone);
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ void NIFLoader::loadResource(Resource *resource)
     //cout << "THISNAME: " << ptr->getName() << "\n";
     //cout << "RESOURCE:"<< resource->getName();
     mesh = 0;
-    skel.setNull();
+    mSkel.setNull();
 
     // Set up the VFS if it hasn't been done already
     if (!vfs) vfs = new OgreVFS(resourceGroup);
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
index 18d511c96..6ab22aa2f 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class NIFLoader : Ogre::ManualResourceLoader
 
         // pointer to the ogre mesh which is currently build
         Ogre::Mesh *mesh;
-        Ogre::SkeletonPtr skel;
+        Ogre::SkeletonPtr mSkel;
 };
 
 #endif