diff --git a/src/animation.jl b/src/animation.jl
index cb09e527..0d89be65 100644
--- a/src/animation.jl
+++ b/src/animation.jl
@@ -170,18 +170,19 @@ function _animate(forloop::Expr, args...; callgif = false)
   end
 
   push!(block.args, :(if $filterexpr; Plots.frame($animsym); end))
-  push!(block.args, :(global $countersym += 1))
+  push!(block.args, :($countersym += 1))
 
   # add a final call to `gif(anim)`?
   retval = callgif ? :(Plots.gif($animsym)) : animsym
 
   # full expression:
   esc(quote
-    $freqassert             # if filtering, check frequency is an Integer > 0
-    $animsym = Plots.Animation()  # init animation object
-    global $countersym = 1         # init iteration counter
-    $forloop                # for loop, saving a frame after each iteration
-    $retval                 # return the animation object, or the gif
+    $freqassert                     # if filtering, check frequency is an Integer > 0
+    $animsym = Plots.Animation()    # init animation object
+    let $countersym = 1             # init iteration counter
+      $forloop                      # for loop, saving a frame after each iteration
+    end
+    $retval                         # return the animation object, or the gif
   end)
 end