diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 016555d..665339f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dnl                 changes are made
 dnl ---
 JACK_MAJOR_VERSION=0
 JACK_MINOR_VERSION=99
-JACK_MICRO_VERSION=74
+JACK_MICRO_VERSION=75
 
 dnl ---
 dnl HOWTO: updating the jack protocol version
diff --git a/jackd/transengine.c b/jackd/transengine.c
index 436f4de..17f7e2d 100644
--- a/jackd/transengine.c
+++ b/jackd/transengine.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ jack_transport_cycle_end (jack_engine_t *engine)
 {
 	jack_control_t *ectl = engine->control;
 	transport_command_t cmd;	/* latest transport command */
-	jack_transport_state_t old_state;
 
 	/* Promote pending_time to current_time.  Maintain the usecs,
 	 * frame_rate and frame values, clients may not set them. */
@@ -405,8 +404,6 @@ jack_transport_cycle_end (jack_engine_t *engine)
 	ectl->current_time = ectl->pending_time;
 	ectl->new_pos = ectl->pending_pos;
 
-	old_state = ectl->transport_state;
-
 	/* check sync results from previous cycle */
 	if (ectl->transport_state == JackTransportStarting) {
 		if ((ectl->sync_remain == 0) ||
@@ -479,8 +476,8 @@ jack_transport_cycle_end (jack_engine_t *engine)
 			    ectl->transport_state);
 	}
 
-	/* update timebase, if needed */
-	if (old_state == JackTransportRolling) {
+	/* Update timebase, if needed. */
+	if (ectl->transport_state == JackTransportRolling) {
 		ectl->pending_time.frame =
 			ectl->current_time.frame + ectl->buffer_size;
 	}