diff --git a/Lib/java/java.swg b/Lib/java/java.swg
index 3ad0e7aba..98524e85e 100644
--- a/Lib/java/java.swg
+++ b/Lib/java/java.swg
@@ -400,12 +400,13 @@ SWIGINTERN const char * SWIG_UnpackData(const char *c, void *ptr, size_t sz) {
 }
 
 %typemap(directorin, descriptor="Ljava/lang/String;", noblock=1) char * {
- $input = 0;
+  $input = 0;
   if ($1) {
     $input = JCALL1(NewStringUTF, jenv, (const char *)$1);
     if (!$input) return $null;
   }
-  Swig::LocalRefGuard refGuard_$input(jenv, $input);
+  Swig::LocalRefGuard $1_refguard(jenv, $input);
+// boohoo
 }
 
 %typemap(freearg, noblock=1) char * { if ($1) JCALL2(ReleaseStringUTFChars, jenv, $input, (const char *)$1); }
@@ -732,7 +733,7 @@ SWIGINTERN const char * SWIG_UnpackData(const char *c, void *ptr, size_t sz) {
     $input = JCALL1(NewStringUTF, jenv, (const char *)$1);
     if (!$input) return $null;
   }
-  Swig::LocalRefGuard refGuard_$input(jenv, $input);
+  Swig::LocalRefGuard $1_refguard(jenv, $input);
 }
 
 %typemap(argout) char[ANY], char[] ""
diff --git a/Lib/java/std_string.i b/Lib/java/std_string.i
index 322d0da12..830a89611 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_string.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_string.i
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class string;
 
 %typemap(directorin,descriptor="Ljava/lang/String;") string 
 %{ $input = jenv->NewStringUTF($1.c_str());
-   Swig::LocalRefGuard refGuard_$input(jenv, $input); %}
+   Swig::LocalRefGuard $1_refguard(jenv, $input); %}
 
 %typemap(out) string 
 %{ $result = jenv->NewStringUTF($1.c_str()); %}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class string;
 
 %typemap(directorin,descriptor="Ljava/lang/String;") const string &
 %{ $input = jenv->NewStringUTF($1.c_str());
-   Swig::LocalRefGuard refGuard_$input(jenv, $input); %}
+   Swig::LocalRefGuard $1_refguard(jenv, $input); %}
 
 %typemap(out) const string & 
 %{ $result = jenv->NewStringUTF($1->c_str()); %}