diff --git a/trainer.h b/trainer.h
index ae10ad450c65d5508beeab37a491bd6748c5989f..c3aaa50febbc6d2b1dc7f32f44ed29cf1175ee8a 100644
--- a/trainer.h
+++ b/trainer.h
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ class MPI_Trainer: public Trainer {
       }
 
 
-      int temp = PHI_rows > PHI_cols ? PHI_rows : PHI_cols;
-      descinit_( descB,   &temp, &ione, &rnb1, &cnb1, &izero, 
+      //int temp = PHI_rows > PHI_cols ? PHI_rows : PHI_cols;
+      descinit_( descB,   &PHI_rows, &ione, &rnb1, &cnb1, &izero, 
           &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&lda1, &info);
-      descinit_( descB2,  &temp, &ione, &rnb2, &cnb2, &izero, 
+      descinit_( descB2,  &PHI_rows, &ione, &rnb2, &cnb2, &izero, 
           &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&lda2, &info2);
 
       if(info != 0) {