diff --git a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
index 7a56c9bf..7b2f5b37 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ struct stack_t
 };
 
 thread_local static stack_t *g_stack = NULL;
-thread_local bool gc = false;
+thread_local bool g_should_gc = false;
 thread_local bool g_initialized = false;
 
 node_t*