diff --git a/code/cfile/cfile.cpp b/code/cfile/cfile.cpp
index 615cb60199..a6e7d2db31 100644
--- a/code/cfile/cfile.cpp
+++ b/code/cfile/cfile.cpp
@@ -1038,7 +1038,8 @@ CFILE *cfopen(char *file_path, char *mode, int type, int dir_type, bool localize
 			//Copies all 'mode' characters over, except for t, and adds b if needed.
 			unsigned int max = sizeof(happy_mode) - 2;	//space for null and 'b'
 			bool need_b = true;
-			for(unsigned int i = 0; i < strlen(mode); i++)
+			unsigned int i;
+			for( i = 0; i < strlen(mode); i++)
 			{
 				if(i > max)
 					break;
diff --git a/code/parse/lua.cpp b/code/parse/lua.cpp
index fcdc15801b..1c6dbcd848 100644
--- a/code/parse/lua.cpp
+++ b/code/parse/lua.cpp
@@ -1829,6 +1829,8 @@ ADE_INDEXER(l_ShipOrders, "number Index/string TextureFilename", "Array of ship
 	object_h *objh = NULL;
 	char *s = NULL;
 	order_h *oh = NULL;
+	int i; 
+
 	if (!ade_get_args(L, "os|o", l_ShipOrders.GetPtr(&objh), &s, l_Order.GetPtr(&oh)))
 		return ade_set_error(L, "o", l_Order.Set(order_h()));
 
@@ -1845,7 +1847,7 @@ ADE_INDEXER(l_ShipOrders, "number Index/string TextureFilename", "Array of ship
 		return ade_set_error(L, "o", l_Order.Set(order_h()));
 
 	int num = 0;
-	for(int i = 0; i < MAX_AI_GOALS; i++)
+	for(i = 0; i < MAX_AI_GOALS; i++)
 	{
 		if(aip->goals[i].ai_mode != AI_GOAL_NONE)
 		{