diff --git a/vlib/math/hypot.v b/vlib/math/hypot.v
index c7cb9e54df..f4200bdde4 100644
--- a/vlib/math/hypot.v
+++ b/vlib/math/hypot.v
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ pub fn hypot(x f64, y f64) f64 {
 	if x != 0.0 || y != 0.0 {
 		abs_x := abs(x)
 		abs_y := abs(y)
-		min, max := minmax(abs_x, abs_y)
-		rat := min / max
+		cmin, cmax := minmax(abs_x, abs_y)
+		rat := cmin / cmax
 		root_term := sqrt(1.0 + rat * rat)
-		if max < max_f64 / root_term {
-			result = max * root_term
+		if cmax < max_f64 / root_term {
+			result = cmax * root_term
 		} else {
 			panic('overflow in hypot_e function')
 		}