diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar-machine.rl b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar-machine.rl
index 62f51d1..7845a86 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar-machine.rl
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar-machine.rl
@@ -95,10 +95,9 @@
 
 #define found_syllable(syllable_type) \
   HB_STMT_START { \
-    if (0) fprintf (stderr, "syllable %d..%d %s\n", last, p+1, #syllable_type); \
-    for (unsigned int i = last; i < p+1; i++) \
+    if (0) fprintf (stderr, "syllable %d..%d %s\n", ts, te, #syllable_type); \
+    for (unsigned int i = ts; i < te; i++) \
       info[i].syllable() = (syllable_serial << 4) | syllable_type; \
-    last = p+1; \
     syllable_serial++; \
     if (unlikely (syllable_serial == 16)) syllable_serial = 1; \
   } HB_STMT_END
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@
 static void
 find_syllables (hb_buffer_t *buffer)
 {
-  unsigned int p, pe, eof, ts HB_UNUSED, te HB_UNUSED, act HB_UNUSED;
+  unsigned int p, pe, eof, ts, te, act HB_UNUSED;
   int cs;
   hb_glyph_info_t *info = buffer->info;
   %%{
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@
   p = 0;
   pe = eof = buffer->len;
 
-  unsigned int last = 0;
   unsigned int syllable_serial = 1;
   %%{
     write exec;