diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_freesound_mootcher.cc b/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_freesound_mootcher.cc
index c02059ba72..6bab2bd019 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_freesound_mootcher.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_freesound_mootcher.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void Mootcher::ensureWorkingDir ()
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 size_t Mootcher::WriteMemoryCallback(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *data)
 {
-	register int realsize = (int)(size * nmemb);
+	int realsize = (int)(size * nmemb);
 	struct MemoryStruct *mem = (struct MemoryStruct *)data;
 
 	mem->memory = (char *)realloc(mem->memory, mem->size + realsize + 1);