diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
index fb7914e4b04..dcec807d7ac 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
@@ -646,18 +646,18 @@ OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * Parameters:
      * layer - element <OpenLayers.Layer.Vector> 
      */
-    addLayer: function( alayer ) {
+    addLayer: function( layer ) {
         var isActive = this.active;
         this.deactivate();
         if (this.layers == null) {
             if (this.layer != null) {
                 this.layers = [this.layer];
-                this.layers.push(alayer);
+                this.layers.push(layer);
             } else {
-                this.layers = [alayer];
+                this.layers = [layer];
             }
         } else {	
-            this.layers.push(alayer);
+            this.layers.push(layer);
         }
         this.initLayer(this.layers);
         this.handlers.feature.layer = this.layer;