diff --git a/python/lammps/core.py b/python/lammps/core.py
index 62422a6fb2..473bf7f084 100644
--- a/python/lammps/core.py
+++ b/python/lammps/core.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class lammps(object):
     self.lib.lammps_create_atoms.argtypes = \
       [c_void_p, c_int, POINTER(self.c_tagint), POINTER(c_int), POINTER(c_double),
        POINTER(c_double), POINTER(c_double), POINTER(self.c_imageint), c_int]
-    self.lib.lammps_create_atoms.retype = c_int
+    self.lib.lammps_create_atoms.restype = c_int
 
     self.lib.lammps_create_molecule.argtypes = [c_void_p, c_char_p, c_char_p]
     self.lib.lammps_create_molecule.restype = None
diff --git a/src/fix_deposit.cpp b/src/fix_deposit.cpp
index 3ac059d8af..50bc610516 100644
--- a/src/fix_deposit.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_deposit.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ void FixDeposit::options(int narg, char **arg)
     if (str) {                                                          \
       var = input->variable->find(str);                                 \
       if (var < 0) var = input->variable->internal_create(str, 0.0);    \
-      if (!input->variable->internalstyle(xvar))                        \
+      if (!input->variable->internalstyle(var))                         \
         error->all(FLERR, "Variable {} for fix deposit is invalid style", str); \
     }                                                                   \