diff --git a/client/scripts/player.gd b/client/scripts/player.gd
index 61a329a..40534d2 100644
--- a/client/scripts/player.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/player.gd
@@ -515,9 +515,9 @@ func _walk_apply_tread_horizontal_speed_cap() -> void:
 	var sp: float = vxz.length()
 	if sp <= WALK_TREAD_STABILITY_MAX_HORIZ_SPEED + 1e-6:
 		return
-	var scale: float = WALK_TREAD_STABILITY_MAX_HORIZ_SPEED / sp
-	velocity.x = vxz.x * scale
-	velocity.z = vxz.y * scale
+	var h_scale: float = WALK_TREAD_STABILITY_MAX_HORIZ_SPEED / sp
+	velocity.x = vxz.x * h_scale
+	velocity.z = vxz.y * h_scale
 
 
 func _walk_refresh_ledge_peel_debounce(feet_y: float, move_dir_xz: Vector2) -> void: