diff --git a/src/obj.c b/src/obj.c
index 66d528b..ab08a4f 100644
--- a/src/obj.c
+++ b/src/obj.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static short intnpar(char *line, int mode, struct face *face) {
  */
 #define ALLOC_MORE 100
 GLuint obj_load(Obj *object, const char *obj_file) {
-  gzFile *gzp = NULL;
+  gzFile gzp = NULL;
   char line[1024], command[1024];
 
   char filename_mtl[256] = "\0";