diff --git a/skimage/draw/_draw.pyx b/skimage/draw/_draw.pyx
index 0ac540df..aa88c2bd 100644
--- a/skimage/draw/_draw.pyx
+++ b/skimage/draw/_draw.pyx
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ def _coords_inside_image(rr, cc, shape, val=None):
     return rr[mask], cc[mask]
 
 
-def line(Py_ssize_t y, Py_ssize_t x, Py_ssize_t y2, Py_ssize_t x2):
+def line(Py_ssize_t y, Py_ssize_t x, Py_ssize_t y1, Py_ssize_t x1):
     """Generate line pixel coordinates.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     y, x : int
         Starting position (row, column).
-    y2, x2 : int
+    y1, x1 : int
         End position (row, column).
 
     Returns
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ def line(Py_ssize_t y, Py_ssize_t x, Py_ssize_t y2, Py_ssize_t x2):
     """
 
     cdef char steep = 0
-    cdef Py_ssize_t dx = abs(x2 - x)
-    cdef Py_ssize_t dy = abs(y2 - y)
+    cdef Py_ssize_t dx = abs(x1 - x)
+    cdef Py_ssize_t dy = abs(y1 - y)
     cdef Py_ssize_t sx, sy, d, i
 
     with nogil:
-        if (x2 - x) > 0:
+        if (x1 - x) > 0:
             sx = 1
         else:
             sx = -1
-        if (y2 - y) > 0:
+        if (y1 - y) > 0:
             sy = 1
         else:
             sy = -1
@@ -116,20 +116,20 @@ def line(Py_ssize_t y, Py_ssize_t x, Py_ssize_t y2, Py_ssize_t x2):
             x = x + sx
             d = d + (2 * dy)
 
-        rr[dx] = y2
-        cc[dx] = x2
+        rr[dx] = y1
+        cc[dx] = x1
 
     return np.asarray(rr), np.asarray(cc)
 
 
-def line_aa(Py_ssize_t y1, Py_ssize_t x1, Py_ssize_t y2, Py_ssize_t x2):
+def line_aa(Py_ssize_t y0, Py_ssize_t x0, Py_ssize_t y1, Py_ssize_t x1):
     """Generate anti-aliased line pixel coordinates.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    y1, x1 : int
+    y0, x0 : int
         Starting position (row, column).
-    y2, x2 : int
+    y1, x1 : int
         End position (row, column).
 
     Returns
@@ -165,17 +165,22 @@ def line_aa(Py_ssize_t y1, Py_ssize_t x1, Py_ssize_t y2, Py_ssize_t x2):
     cdef list cc = list()
     cdef list val = list()
 
-    cdef int dx = abs(x1 - x2)
-    cdef int dy = abs(y1 - y2)
-    cdef int err = dx - dy
-    cdef int x, y, e, ed, sign_x, sign_y
+    cdef int dx = abs(x0 - x1)
+    cdef int dx_prime
 
-    if x1 < x2:
+    cdef int dy = abs(y0 - y1)
+    cdef float err = dx - dy
+    cdef float err_prime
+
+    cdef int x, y, sign_x, sign_y
+    cdef float ed
+
+    if x0 < x1:
         sign_x = 1
     else:
         sign_x = -1
 
-    if y1 < y2:
+    if y0 < y1:
         sign_y = 1
     else:
         sign_y = -1
@@ -183,30 +188,34 @@ def line_aa(Py_ssize_t y1, Py_ssize_t x1, Py_ssize_t y2, Py_ssize_t x2):
     if dx + dy == 0:
         ed = 1
     else:
-        ed = <int>(sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy))
+        ed = sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy)
 
-    x, y = x1, y1
+    x, y = x0, y0
     while True:
         cc.append(x)
         rr.append(y)
-        val.append(1. * fabs(err - dx + dy) / <float>(ed))
-        e = err
-        if 2 * e >= -dx:
-            if x == x2:
+        val.append(fabs(err - dx + dy) / ed)
+
+        err_prime = err
+        x_prime = x
+
+        if (2 * err_prime) >= -dx:
+            if x == x1:
                 break
-            if e + dy < ed:
+            if (err_prime + dy) < ed:
                 cc.append(x)
                 rr.append(y + sign_y)
-                val.append(1. * fabs(e + dy) / <float>(ed))
+                val.append(fabs(err_prime + dy) / ed)
             err -= dy
             x += sign_x
-        if 2 * e <= dy:
-            if y == y2:
+
+        if 2 * err_prime <= dy:
+            if y == y1:
                 break
-            if dx - e < ed:
-                cc.append(x)
+            if (dx - err_prime) < ed:
+                cc.append(x_prime + sign_x)
                 rr.append(y)
-                val.append(fabs(dx - e) / <float>(ed))
+                val.append(fabs(dx - err_prime) / ed)
             err += dx
             y += sign_y
 
diff --git a/skimage/draw/tests/test_draw.py b/skimage/draw/tests/test_draw.py
index c3e49664..c1af1a80 100644
--- a/skimage/draw/tests/test_draw.py
+++ b/skimage/draw/tests/test_draw.py
@@ -104,6 +104,21 @@ def test_line_aa_diagonal():
     for x, y in zip(r, c):
         assert_equal(img[r, c], 1)
 
+def test_line_equal_aliasing_horizontally_vertically():
+    img0 = np.zeros((25, 25))
+    img1 = np.zeros((25, 25))
+
+    # Near-horizontal line
+    rr, cc, val = line_aa(10, 2, 12, 20)
+    img0[rr, cc] = val
+
+    # Near-vertical (transpose of prior)
+    rr, cc, val = line_aa(2, 10, 20, 12)
+    img1[rr, cc] = val
+
+    # Difference - should be zero
+    assert_array_equal(img0, img1.T)
+
 
 def test_polygon_rectangle():
     img = np.zeros((10, 10), 'uint8')