diff --git a/src/animations/animation_base.cpp b/src/animations/animation_base.cpp
index 784068288..74f987d39 100644
--- a/src/animations/animation_base.cpp
+++ b/src/animations/animation_base.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ AnimationBase::AnimationBase(Ipo *ipo)
 void AnimationBase::setInitialTransform(const Vec3 &xyz,
                                         const Vec3 &hpr)
 {
-    Ipo* curr;
-    for_in (curr, m_all_ipos)
+    for_var_in(Ipo*, curr, m_all_ipos)
     {
         curr->setInitialTransform(xyz, hpr);
     }
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ void AnimationBase::setInitialTransform(const Vec3 &xyz,
 void AnimationBase::reset()
 {
     m_current_time = 0;
-    Ipo* curr;
-    for_in (curr, m_all_ipos)
+    for_var_in(Ipo*, curr, m_all_ipos)
     {
         curr->reset();
     }
@@ -103,8 +101,7 @@ void AnimationBase::update(float dt, Vec3 *xyz, Vec3 *hpr, Vec3 *scale)
 
     assert(!isnan(m_current_time));
 
-    Ipo* curr;
-    for_in (curr, m_all_ipos)
+    for_var_in (Ipo*, curr, m_all_ipos)
     {
         curr->update(m_current_time, xyz, hpr, scale);
     }
diff --git a/src/animations/animation_base.hpp b/src/animations/animation_base.hpp
index 1fc6ef090..57f98dbc5 100644
--- a/src/animations/animation_base.hpp
+++ b/src/animations/animation_base.hpp
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ public:
     {
         float duration = -1;
 
-        const Ipo* currIpo;
-        for_in (currIpo, m_all_ipos)
+        for_var_in (const Ipo*, currIpo, m_all_ipos)
         {
             duration = std::max(duration, currIpo->getEndTime());
         }
diff --git a/src/config/player_manager.cpp b/src/config/player_manager.cpp
index af4e0bc63..d138b8b18 100644
--- a/src/config/player_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/player_manager.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ PlayerManager::PlayerManager()
 PlayerManager::~PlayerManager()
 {
     // If the passwords should not be remembered, clear the saved session.
-    PlayerProfile *player;
-    for_in(player, m_all_players)
+    for_var_in(PlayerProfile*, player, m_all_players)
     {
         if(!player->rememberPassword())
             player->clearSession();
@@ -270,8 +269,7 @@ void PlayerManager::save()
         }
 
         // Save all non-guest players
-        PlayerProfile *player;
-        for_in(player, m_all_players)
+        for_var_in(PlayerProfile*, player, m_all_players)
         {
             if(!player->isGuestAccount())
                 player->save(players_file);
@@ -320,8 +318,8 @@ void PlayerManager::deletePlayer(PlayerProfile *player)
 void PlayerManager::enforceCurrentPlayer()
 {
     if (m_current_player) return;
-
-    PlayerProfile *player;
+    
+    PlayerProfile* player;
     for_in(player, m_all_players)
     {
         if (!player->isGuestAccount())
@@ -408,8 +406,7 @@ void PlayerManager::createGuestPlayers(int n)
 unsigned int PlayerManager::getNumNonGuestPlayers() const
 {
     unsigned int count=0;
-    const PlayerProfile *player;
-    for_in(player, m_all_players)
+    for_var_in(const PlayerProfile*, player, m_all_players)
     {
         if(!player->isGuestAccount()) count ++;
     }
@@ -422,8 +419,7 @@ unsigned int PlayerManager::getNumNonGuestPlayers() const
 unsigned int PlayerManager::getUniqueId() const
 {
     unsigned int max_id=0;
-    const PlayerProfile *player;
-    for_in(player, m_all_players)
+    for_var_in(const PlayerProfile*, player, m_all_players)
     {
         if(player->getUniqueID()>max_id)
             max_id = player->getUniqueID();
@@ -439,8 +435,7 @@ unsigned int PlayerManager::getUniqueId() const
  */
 const PlayerProfile *PlayerManager::getPlayerById(unsigned int id)
 {
-    const PlayerProfile *player;
-    for_in(player, m_all_players)
+    for_var_in(const PlayerProfile*, player, m_all_players)
     {
         if(player->getUniqueID()==id)
             return player;
@@ -455,8 +450,7 @@ const PlayerProfile *PlayerManager::getPlayerById(unsigned int id)
  */
 PlayerProfile *PlayerManager::getPlayer(const irr::core::stringw &name)
 {
-    PlayerProfile *player;
-    for_in(player, m_all_players)
+    for_var_in(PlayerProfile*, player, m_all_players)
     {
         if(player->getName()==name)
             return player;
diff --git a/src/guiengine/engine.cpp b/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
index b1903c1d3..bcd202c83 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
@@ -828,8 +828,7 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         {
             // This code needs to go outside beginScene() / endScene() since
             // the model view widget will do off-screen rendering there
-            GUIEngine::Widget* widget;
-            for_in (widget, GUIEngine::needsUpdate)
+            for_var_in(GUIEngine::Widget*, widget, GUIEngine::needsUpdate)
             {
                 widget->update(dt);
             }
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/dynamic_ribbon_widget.cpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/dynamic_ribbon_widget.cpp
index 0ef2b97e0..0a3040068 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/dynamic_ribbon_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/dynamic_ribbon_widget.cpp
@@ -534,8 +534,7 @@ irr::core::stringw DynamicRibbonWidget::getSelectionText(const int playerID)
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RibbonWidget* DynamicRibbonWidget::getRowContaining(Widget* w)
 {
-    RibbonWidget* row;
-    for_in (row, m_rows)
+    for_var_in (RibbonWidget*, row, m_rows)
     {
         if (row != NULL)
         {
@@ -548,8 +547,7 @@ RibbonWidget* DynamicRibbonWidget::getRowContaining(Widget* w)
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RibbonWidget* DynamicRibbonWidget::getSelectedRibbon(const int playerID)
 {
-    RibbonWidget* row;
-    for_in (row, m_rows)
+    for_var_in (RibbonWidget*, row, m_rows)
     {
         if (GUIEngine::isFocusedForPlayer(row, playerID))
         {
@@ -608,8 +606,7 @@ EventPropagation DynamicRibbonWidget::leftPressed(const int playerID)
         updateLabel();
         propagateSelection();
 
-        DynamicRibbonHoverListener* listener;
-        for_in( listener, m_hover_listeners )
+        for_var_in (DynamicRibbonHoverListener*, listener, m_hover_listeners)
         {
             listener->onSelectionChanged(this, w->getSelectionIDString(playerID),
                                          w->getSelectionText(playerID), playerID);
@@ -666,8 +663,7 @@ EventPropagation DynamicRibbonWidget::mouseHovered(Widget* child, const int play
 
     if (getSelectedRibbon(playerID) != NULL)
     {
-        DynamicRibbonHoverListener* listener;
-        for_in( listener, m_hover_listeners )
+        for_var_in (DynamicRibbonHoverListener*, listener, m_hover_listeners)
         {
             listener->onSelectionChanged(this, getSelectedRibbon(playerID)->getSelectionIDString(playerID),
                                          getSelectedRibbon(playerID)->getSelectionText(playerID), playerID);
@@ -682,15 +678,13 @@ EventPropagation DynamicRibbonWidget::focused(const int playerID)
     Widget::focused(playerID);
     updateLabel();
 
-    DynamicRibbonHoverListener* listener;
-
     if (getSelectedRibbon(playerID)->getSelectionIDString(playerID) == "")
     {
         //fprintf(stderr, "[DynamicRibbonWidget] WARNING: Can't find selection for player %i, selecting first item\n", playerID);
         getSelectedRibbon(playerID)->setSelection(0, playerID);
     }
 
-    for_in( listener, m_hover_listeners )
+    for_var_in (DynamicRibbonHoverListener*, listener, m_hover_listeners)
     {
         listener->onSelectionChanged(this, getSelectedRibbon(playerID)->getSelectionIDString(playerID),
                                      getSelectedRibbon(playerID)->getSelectionText(playerID), playerID);
@@ -719,15 +713,13 @@ void DynamicRibbonWidget::onRibbonWidgetFocus(RibbonWidget* emitter, const int p
 
     updateLabel(emitter);
 
-    DynamicRibbonHoverListener* listener;
-
     if (emitter->getSelectionIDString(playerID) == "")
     {
         //fprintf(stderr, "[DynamicRibbonWidget] WARNING: Can't find selection for player %i, selecting first item\n", playerID);
         emitter->setSelection(0, playerID);
     }
 
-    for_in( listener, m_hover_listeners )
+    for_var_in(DynamicRibbonHoverListener*, listener, m_hover_listeners)
     {
         listener->onSelectionChanged(this, emitter->getSelectionIDString(playerID),
                                      emitter->getSelectionText(playerID), playerID);
@@ -802,8 +794,7 @@ void DynamicRibbonWidget::propagateSelection()
         }
 
         // set same selection in all ribbons
-        RibbonWidget* ribbon;
-        for_in( ribbon, m_rows )
+        for_var_in (RibbonWidget*, ribbon, m_rows)
         {
             if (ribbon != selected_ribbon)
             {
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/ribbon_widget.cpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/ribbon_widget.cpp
index 3f3481288..9432335ed 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/ribbon_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/ribbon_widget.cpp
@@ -443,8 +443,7 @@ void RibbonWidget::removeChildNamed(const char* name)
     // This method should only be called BEFORE a widget is added
     assert(m_element == NULL);
 
-    Widget* child;
-    for_in (child, m_children)
+    for_var_in(Widget*, child, m_children)
     {
         if (child->m_properties[PROP_ID] == name)
         {
diff --git a/src/utils/ptr_vector.hpp b/src/utils/ptr_vector.hpp
index ef9c3d5a0..65dc75956 100644
--- a/src/utils/ptr_vector.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/ptr_vector.hpp
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ public:
 #define for_in( VAR, VECTOR ) for (unsigned int _foreach_i = 0; \
            VAR = (_foreach_i < VECTOR.size() ? VECTOR.get(_foreach_i) : NULL),\
            _foreach_i < VECTOR.size(); _foreach_i++)
-
+#define for_var_in( TYPE, VAR, VECTOR ) TYPE VAR; for (unsigned int _foreach_i = 0; \
+    VAR = (_foreach_i < VECTOR.size() ? VECTOR.get(_foreach_i) : NULL), \
+    _foreach_i < VECTOR.size(); _foreach_i++)
 
 #endif