diff --git a/src/info.cpp b/src/info.cpp
index 98ad5a3097..948073bb10 100644
--- a/src/info.cpp
+++ b/src/info.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@
 #endif
 
 namespace LAMMPS_NS {
-// same as in variable.cpp
-enum {INDEX,LOOP,WORLD,UNIVERSE,ULOOP,STRING,GETENV,
-      SCALARFILE,ATOMFILE,FORMAT,EQUAL,ATOM,VECTOR,PYTHON,INTERNAL};
 
 enum {COMPUTES=1<<0,
       DUMPS=1<<1,
@@ -106,9 +103,11 @@ static const int STYLES = ATOM_STYLES | INTEGRATE_STYLES | MINIMIZE_STYLES
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
+// must match enumerator in variable.h
 static const char *varstyles[] = {
   "index", "loop", "world", "universe", "uloop", "string", "getenv",
-  "file", "atomfile", "format", "equal", "atom", "vector", "python", "internal", "(unknown)"};
+  "file", "atomfile", "format", "equal", "atom", "vector", "python",
+  "internal", "(unknown)"};
 
 static const char *mapstyles[] = { "none", "array", "hash", "yes" };
 
@@ -649,11 +648,11 @@ void Info::command(int narg, char **arg)
       fmt::print(out,"Variable[{:3d}]: {:16}  style = {:16}  def =",
                  i,std::string(names[i])+',',
                  std::string(varstyles[style[i]])+',');
-      if (style[i] == INTERNAL) {
+      if (style[i] == Variable::INTERNAL) {
         fmt::print(out,"{:.8}\n",input->variable->dvalue[i]);
         continue;
       }
-      if ((style[i] != LOOP) && (style[i] != ULOOP))
+      if ((style[i] != Variable::LOOP) && (style[i] != Variable::ULOOP))
         ndata = input->variable->num[i];
       for (int j=0; j < ndata; ++j)
         if (data[i][j]) fmt::print(out," {}",data[i][j]);
diff --git a/src/variable.cpp b/src/variable.cpp
index 9a8236fdb4..4646bf98b2 100644
--- a/src/variable.cpp
+++ b/src/variable.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ using namespace MathConst;
 
 #define MYROUND(a) (( a-floor(a) ) >= .5) ? ceil(a) : floor(a)
 
-enum{INDEX,LOOP,WORLD,UNIVERSE,ULOOP,STRING,GETENV,
-     SCALARFILE,ATOMFILE,FORMAT,EQUAL,ATOM,VECTOR,PYTHON,INTERNAL};
 enum{ARG,OP};
 
 // customize by adding a function
@@ -5023,7 +5021,7 @@ VarReader::VarReader(LAMMPS *lmp, char *name, char *file, int flag) :
   id_fix = nullptr;
   buffer = nullptr;
 
-  if (style == ATOMFILE) {
+  if (style == Variable::ATOMFILE) {
     if (atom->map_style == Atom::MAP_NONE)
       error->all(FLERR,"Cannot use atomfile-style "
                  "variable unless an atom map exists");
diff --git a/src/variable.h b/src/variable.h
index 50d276bb14..e311380971 100644
--- a/src/variable.h
+++ b/src/variable.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class Variable : protected Pointers {
   int nvar;                // # of defined variables
   char **names;            // name of each variable
 
+  // must match "varstyles" array in info.cpp
+  enum{INDEX,LOOP,WORLD,UNIVERSE,ULOOP,STRING,GETENV,
+     SCALARFILE,ATOMFILE,FORMAT,EQUAL,ATOM,VECTOR,PYTHON,INTERNAL};
+
  private:
   int me;
   int maxvar;              // max # of variables following lists can hold