diff --git a/imagecache.module b/imagecache.module
index fea79fb93d85fcf425d542cd95e76b28d44d6985..bc224fc6b314cb1096377bd889dac8252af4b74a 100644
--- a/imagecache.module
+++ b/imagecache.module
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ function theme_imagecache($namespace, $path, $alt = '', $title = '', $attributes
 function imagecache_image_flush($path) {
   $presets = _imagecache_get_presets();
   foreach($presets as $presetid => $presetname) {
-    $path = file_directory_path() .'/imagecache/'. $presetname .'/'. $path;
-    file_delete($path);
+    $ipath = file_directory_path() .'/imagecache/'. $presetname .'/'. $path;
+    file_delete($ipath);
   }
 }