diff --git a/lib/less/browser.js b/lib/less/browser.js
index b042dc97..d934c635 100644
--- a/lib/less/browser.js
+++ b/lib/less/browser.js
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
 
 
 less.refresh = function (reload) {
-    var startTime = endTime = new(Date);
+    var startTime, endTime;
+    startTime = endTime = new(Date);
 
     loadStyleSheets(function (root, sheet, env) {
         if (env.local) {
diff --git a/lib/less/parser.js b/lib/less/parser.js
index 597b6f27..2512cbd3 100644
--- a/lib/less/parser.js
+++ b/lib/less/parser.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ less.Parser = function Parser(env) {
     // Parse from a token, regexp or string, and move forward if match
     //
     function $(tok) {
-        var match, args, length, c, index, endIndex, k;
+        var match, args, length, c, index, endIndex, k, mem;
 
         //
         // Non-terminal
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ less.Parser = function Parser(env) {
             // and an element name, such as a tag a class, or `*`.
             //
             element: function () {
-                var e, t;
+                var e, t, c;
 
                 c = $(this.combinator);
                 e = $(/^(?:[.#]?|:*)(?:[\w-]|\\(?:[a-fA-F0-9]{1,6} ?|[^a-fA-F0-9]))+/) || $('*') || $(this.attribute) || $(/^\([^)@]+\)/);
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ less.Parser = function Parser(env) {
                 }
             },
             rule: function () {
-                var name, value, c = input.charAt(i), important;
+                var name, value, c = input.charAt(i), important, match;
                 save();
 
                 if (c === '.' || c === '#' || c === '&') { return }