diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys.py b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
index ae73f5a7de7..7f49fb00427 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sys.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@ class SysModuleTest(unittest.TestCase):
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(sys, 'abiflags'), 'need sys.abiflags')
     def test_disable_gil_abi(self):
         abi_threaded = 't' in sys.abiflags
-        py_nogil = (sysconfig.get_config_var('Py_GIL_DISABLED') == 1)
-        self.assertEqual(py_nogil, abi_threaded)
+        py_gil_disabled = (sysconfig.get_config_var('Py_GIL_DISABLED') == 1)
+        self.assertEqual(py_gil_disabled, abi_threaded)
 
 
 @test.support.cpython_only
diff --git a/Modules/_sysconfig.c b/Modules/_sysconfig.c
index 2918913c18e..c76b9e6b3eb 100644
--- a/Modules/_sysconfig.c
+++ b/Modules/_sysconfig.c
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ _sysconfig_config_vars_impl(PyObject *module)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
-    PyObject *py_nogil = _PyLong_GetOne();
+    PyObject *py_gil_disabled = _PyLong_GetOne();
 #else
-    PyObject *py_nogil = _PyLong_GetZero();
+    PyObject *py_gil_disabled = _PyLong_GetZero();
 #endif
-    if (PyDict_SetItemString(config, "Py_GIL_DISABLED", py_nogil) < 0) {
+    if (PyDict_SetItemString(config, "Py_GIL_DISABLED", py_gil_disabled) < 0) {
         Py_DECREF(config);
         return NULL;
     }