diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index f63990940a..098bcaab48 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -590,12 +590,12 @@ void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
     auto entityTreeRenderer = qApp->getEntities();
     EntityTreePointer entityTree = entityTreeRenderer ? entityTreeRenderer->getTree() : nullptr;
     if (entityTree) {
-        bool flyingAllowed = true;
+        bool zoneAllowsFlying = true;
         bool collisionlessAllowed = true;
         entityTree->withWriteLock([&] {
             std::shared_ptr<ZoneEntityItem> zone = entityTreeRenderer->myAvatarZone();
             if (zone) {
-                flyingAllowed = zone->getFlyingAllowed();
+                zoneAllowsFlying = zone->getFlyingAllowed();
                 collisionlessAllowed = zone->getGhostingAllowed();
             }
             auto now = usecTimestampNow();
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
                 entityTree->recurseTreeWithOperator(&moveOperator);
             }
         });
-        _characterController.setFlyingAllowed(flyingAllowed && _enableFlying);
+        _characterController.setFlyingAllowed(zoneAllowsFlying && _enableFlying);
         _characterController.setCollisionlessAllowed(collisionlessAllowed);
     }