diff --git a/src/kdedistutils.py b/src/kdedistutils.py
index 8d13aab..908a130 100644
--- a/src/kdedistutils.py
+++ b/src/kdedistutils.py
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
             # KDE inc dir: find it!
             if self.kde_inc_dir is None:
                 canidatepaths = []
-                kdedir = os.getenv("TDEDIR")
-                if kdedir!=None:
-                    canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(kdedir,"include"))
+                tdedir = os.getenv("TDEDIR")
+                if tdedir!=None:
+                    canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(tdedir,"include"))
                 canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"include"))
                 canidatepaths.append('/opt/trinity/include')
                 canidatepaths.append('/opt/kde/include')
@@ -1269,9 +1269,9 @@ class UpdateI18NMessages(Command):
         if self.kde_pot is None:
             self.announce("Detecting kde.pot...")
             canidatepaths = []
-            kdedir = os.getenv("TDEDIR")
-            if kdedir!=None:
-                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(kdedir,"include"))
+            tdedir = os.getenv("TDEDIR")
+            if tdedir!=None:
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(tdedir,"include"))
             install = self.get_finalized_command('install')
             canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.kde_prefix,"include"))
             canidatepaths.append('/opt/trinity/include')
@@ -1463,9 +1463,9 @@ class BuildKioslave(Command):
             # KDE inc dir: find it!
             if self.kde_inc_dir is None:
                 canidatepaths = []
-                kdedir = os.getenv("TDEDIR")
-                if kdedir!=None:
-                    canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(kdedir,"include"))
+                tdedir = os.getenv("TDEDIR")
+                if tdedir!=None:
+                    canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(tdedir,"include"))
                 canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"include"))
                 canidatepaths.append('/opt/trinity/include')
                 canidatepaths.append('/opt/kde/include')