diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Established b/Shorewall/action.Established
index 58365aaef..e8c3489db 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Established
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Established
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ DEFAULTS ACCEPT
 use Shorewall::IPAddrs;
 use Shorewall::Config;
 use Shorewall::Chains;
+use Shorewall::Rules;
 
 my ( $action ) = get_action_params( 1 );
 
-if ( my $state = check_state( 'ESTABLISHED' ) ) {
+if ( my $check = check_state( 'ESTABLISHED' ) ) {
     perl_action_helper( $action, $check == 1 ? "$globals{STATEMATCH} ESTABLISHED" : '' );
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.New b/Shorewall/action.New
index eb2e81b0c..898bf4c3a 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.New
+++ b/Shorewall/action.New
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ DEFAULTS ACCEPT
 use Shorewall::IPAddrs;
 use Shorewall::Config;
 use Shorewall::Chains;
+use Shorewall::Rules;
 
 my ( $action ) = get_action_params( 1 );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Related b/Shorewall/action.Related
index ad8850ae0..cb76de209 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Related
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Related
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ use strict;
 use Shorewall::IPAddrs;
 use Shorewall::Config;
 use Shorewall::Chains;
+use Shorewall::Rules;
 
 my ( $action ) = get_action_params( 1 );
 
-if ( my $state = check_state( 'RELATED' ) ) {
+if ( my $check = check_state( 'RELATED' ) ) {
     perl_action_helper( $action, $check == 1 ? "$globals{STATEMATCH} RELATED" : '' );
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Untracked b/Shorewall/action.Untracked
index 2a6e1e2c3..0bcb9abf7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Untracked
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Untracked
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ DEFAULTS DROP,-
 use Shorewall::IPAddrs;
 use Shorewall::Config;
 use Shorewall::Chains;
-use Shorewall::Rules qw( process_rule1 );
+use Shorewall::Rules;
 
 my ( $action ) = get_action_params( 1 );