diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index 8c8871a68c..ebc6789eb8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
                 node.style.flip = "y";
                 
                 // modify fillColor and options for stroke styling below
-                fillColor = "none"
+                fillColor = "none";
                 options.isStroked = false;
             } else if (this.isComplexSymbol(style.graphicName)) {
                 var cache = this.importSymbol(style.graphicName);
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         
         var pathitems = ["m"];
         for (var i=0; i<symbol.length; i=i+2) {
-            x = symbol[i];
-            y = symbol[i+1];
+            var x = symbol[i];
+            var y = symbol[i+1];
             symbolExtent.left = Math.min(symbolExtent.left, x);
             symbolExtent.bottom = Math.min(symbolExtent.bottom, y);
             symbolExtent.right = Math.max(symbolExtent.right, x);