diff --git a/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/examples/NewSheet.java b/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/examples/NewSheet.java
index 3b92bbe032..4a9ab790a8 100644
--- a/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/examples/NewSheet.java
+++ b/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/examples/NewSheet.java
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public class NewSheet
         throws IOException
     {
         HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
-        HSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet("new sheet");
+        HSSFSheet sheet1 = wb.createSheet("new sheet");
+        HSSFSheet sheet2 = wb.createSheet("second sheet");
         FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("workbook.xls");
         wb.write(fileOut);
         fileOut.close();