diff --git a/tinygrad/renderer/cstyle.py b/tinygrad/renderer/cstyle.py
index 3e7939ef67..c8ef1e723a 100644
--- a/tinygrad/renderer/cstyle.py
+++ b/tinygrad/renderer/cstyle.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class CStyleLanguage(NamedTuple):
     return self.smem_align + self.smem_prefix + f"float {name}[{size}];"
 
   def render_for(self, expr: str, _min:Union[int,str], _max:Union[int,str]) -> str:
-    return f"for (int {expr} = {_min}; {expr} < {_max}; ++{expr}) {{"
+    return f"for ({self.generic_var_prefix if self.generic_var_prefix else 'int'} {expr} = {_min}; {expr} < {_max}; {expr}++) {{"
 
   def render_if(self, cond: str):
     return f"if ({cond}) {{"
@@ -358,9 +358,6 @@ class WGSLLanguage(CStyleLanguage):
     prg += f"\n@compute @workgroup_size({','.join([str(x) for x in local_size])}) fn {function_name}(@builtin(workgroup_id) gindex: vec3<u32>, @builtin(local_invocation_id) lindex: vec3<u32>) {{\n" + "\n".join(kernel) + "\n}"  # noqa: E501
     return prg
 
-  def render_for(self, expr:str, _min:Union[int,str], _max:Union[int,str]) -> str:
-    return f"for(var {expr} = {_min}; {expr} < {_max}; {expr}++) {{"
-
   def render_if(self, cond: str):
     return f"if (bool({cond})) {{"