diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index 44d4affb08..f831e8af2e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static void pf_dl(module_id_t module_id,
   int remainUEs[num_beams];
   for (int i = 0; i < num_beams; i++)
     remainUEs[i] = max_num_ue;
-  int curUE = 0;
+  int numUE = 0;
   int CC_id = 0;
   int slots_per_frame = mac->frame_structure.numb_slots_frame;
 
@@ -704,13 +704,13 @@ static void pf_dl(module_id_t module_id,
             tbs,
             coeff_ue);
       /* Create UE_sched list for UEs eligible for new transmission*/
-      UE_sched[curUE].coef=coeff_ue;
-      UE_sched[curUE].UE=UE;
-      curUE++;
+      UE_sched[numUE].coef = coeff_ue;
+      UE_sched[numUE].UE = UE;
+      numUE++;
     }
   }
 
-  qsort(UE_sched, sizeofArray(UE_sched), sizeof(UEsched_t), comparator);
+  qsort(UE_sched, numUE, sizeof(UEsched_t), comparator);
   UEsched_t *iterator = UE_sched;
 
   const int min_rbSize = 5;