diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/kernels/gated_delta_net.metal b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/kernels/gated_delta_net.metal
index 8ff8afb8f9..5e4861ece3 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/kernels/gated_delta_net.metal
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/kernels/gated_delta_net.metal
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ kernel void kernel_gated_delta_net_impl(
         device const char * b,
         device const char * s,
         device       char * dst,
-        device       char * state_out,
+        device       char * dst_fuse,
         uint3 tgpig[[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
         uint3 tpitg[[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
         uint3   ntg[[threads_per_threadgroup]])  {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ kernel void kernel_gated_delta_net_impl(
     // when fused with the cache cpy, write the snapshots straight into the cache buffer using
     // the slot stride; otherwise append them after the attn scores (nb_out == 0)
     const bool fused = args.nb_out > 0;
-    const device float * state_out_ = fused ? (device float *)state_out : (device float *)dst + attn_size;
+    const device float * state_out = fused ? (device float *)dst_fuse : (device float *)dst + attn_size;
     const uint slot_stride = fused ? (uint)args.nb_out : state_size_per_snap;
 
     for (short t = 0; t < args.ne22; t++) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ kernel void kernel_gated_delta_net_impl(
         if (K > 1) {
             const int target_slot = (int)args.ne22 - 1 - (int)t;
             if (target_slot >= 0 && target_slot < (int)K) {
-                device float * dst_state = (device float *)state_out_ + (uint)target_slot * slot_stride + state_out_base;
+                device float * dst_state = (device float *)state_out + (uint)target_slot * slot_stride + state_out_base;
                 FOR_UNROLL (short j = 0; j < NSG; j++) {
                     const short is = tx*NSG + j;
                     dst_state[is] = ls[j];
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ kernel void kernel_gated_delta_net_impl(
     }
 
     if (K == 1) {
-        device float * dst_state = (device float *)state_out_ + state_out_base;
+        device float * dst_state = (device float *)state_out + state_out_base;
         FOR_UNROLL (short j = 0; j < NSG; j++) {
             const short is = tx*NSG + j;
             dst_state[is] = ls[j];
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ kernel void kernel_gated_delta_net_impl(
         device const char * b,
         device const char * s,
         device       char * dst,
-        device       char * state_out,
+        device       char * dst_fuse,
         uint3 tgpig[[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
         uint3 tpitg[[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
         uint3   ntg[[threads_per_threadgroup]])  {
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ kernel void kernel_gated_delta_net_impl(
     // when fused with the cache cpy, write the snapshots straight into the cache buffer using
     // the slot stride; otherwise append them after the attn scores (nb_out == 0)
     const bool fused = args.nb_out > 0;
-    const device float * state_out_ = fused ? (device float *)state_out : (device float *)dst + args.ne23*args.ne22*args.ne21*S_v;
+    const device float * state_out = fused ? (device float *)dst_fuse : (device float *)dst + args.ne23*args.ne22*args.ne21*S_v;
     const uint slot_stride = fused ? (uint)args.nb_out : S_v*S_v;
 
-    device float * dst_state  = (device float *)state_out_ + (i23*args.ne21 + i21)*slot_stride + i20;
+    device float * dst_state  = (device float *)state_out + (i23*args.ne21 + i21)*slot_stride + i20;
     device T     * dstt_state = (device T     *) (dst_state);
 
     FOR_UNROLL (short j = 0; j < NSG; j++) {