diff --git a/libm/src/e_pow.c b/libm/src/e_pow.c
index aedd80f9..fe0b53d0 100644
--- a/libm/src/e_pow.c
+++ b/libm/src/e_pow.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ __ieee754_pow(double x, double y)
 	r  = (z*t1)/(t1-two)-(w+z*w);
 	z  = one-(r-z);
 	GET_HIGH_WORD(j,z);
-	j = (int32_t)((uint32_t)j + ((uint32_t)u<<20));
+	j = (int32_t)((uint32_t)j + ((uint32_t)n<<20));
 	if((j>>20)<=0) z = scalbn(z,n);	/* subnormal output */
 	else SET_HIGH_WORD(z,j);
 	return s*z;
diff --git a/libm/src/e_powf.c b/libm/src/e_powf.c
index 573a4edb..121adfb1 100644
--- a/libm/src/e_powf.c
+++ b/libm/src/e_powf.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ __ieee754_powf(float x, float y)
 	r  = (z*t1)/(t1-two)-(w+z*w);
 	z  = one-(r-z);
 	GET_FLOAT_WORD(j,z);
-	j = (int32_t)((uint32_t)j + ((uint32_t)u<<23));
+	j = (int32_t)((uint32_t)j + ((uint32_t)n<<23));
 	if((j>>23)<=0) z = scalbnf(z,n);	/* subnormal output */
 	else SET_FLOAT_WORD(z,j);
 	return s*z;