diff --git a/examples/simple/text/render-glyph.js b/examples/simple/text/render-glyph.js
index 5b14567..24c521e 100644
--- a/examples/simple/text/render-glyph.js
+++ b/examples/simple/text/render-glyph.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var xclient = x11.createClient({ debug: true }, function(err, display) {
     display.client.require('render', function(err, Render) {
         var wid = X.AllocID();
         var white = display.screen[0].white_pixel;
-        varblack = display.screen[0].black_pixel;
+        var black = display.screen[0].black_pixel;
         X.CreateWindow(wid, root, 10, 10, 400, 300, 0, 0, 0, 0, { backgroundPixel: white, eventMask: Exposure|PointerMotion });
         X.MapWindow(wid);