diff --git a/gio/gdbusaddress.c b/gio/gdbusaddress.c
index 6d519a3f4..5dcbf9523 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusaddress.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusaddress.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ g_dbus_address_get_for_bus_sync (GBusType       bus_type,
                                  GCancellable  *cancellable,
                                  GError       **error)
 {
-  gboolean is_setuid = GLIB_PRIVATE_CALL (g_check_setuid) ();
+  gboolean has_elevated_privileges = GLIB_PRIVATE_CALL (g_check_setuid) ();
   gchar *ret, *s = NULL;
   const gchar *starter_bus;
   GError *local_error;
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ g_dbus_address_get_for_bus_sync (GBusType       bus_type,
   switch (bus_type)
     {
     case G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM:
-      if (is_setuid)
+      if (has_elevated_privileges)
         ret = NULL;
       else
         ret = g_strdup (g_getenv ("DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS"));
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ g_dbus_address_get_for_bus_sync (GBusType       bus_type,
       break;
 
     case G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION:
-      if (is_setuid)
+      if (has_elevated_privileges)
         ret = NULL;
       else
         ret = g_strdup (g_getenv ("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"));