diff --git a/python/grass/imaging/images2gif.py b/python/grass/imaging/images2gif.py
index 95d72add09a..b80f452cf8c 100644
--- a/python/grass/imaging/images2gif.py
+++ b/python/grass/imaging/images2gif.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
     pillow = True
     try:
-        PIL.__version__  # test if user has Pillow or PIL
+        PIL_version = PIL.__version__  # test if user has Pillow or PIL
     except AttributeError:
         pillow = False
     from PIL.GifImagePlugin import getheader, getdata