diff --git a/stint/private/int_highlow.nim b/stint/private/int_highlow.nim
index ff32d98..f18156f 100644
--- a/stint/private/int_highlow.nim
+++ b/stint/private/int_highlow.nim
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ func high*[T](_: typedesc[IntImpl[T]]): IntImpl[T] {.inline.}=
   # The lowest signed int has representation
   # 0b0111_1111_1111_1111 ....
   # so we only have to unset the most significant bit.
-  let only_msb_set = UintImpl[T].zero.not shr 1
-  result = cast[IntImpl[T]](only_msb_set)
+  let only_msb_unset = UintImpl[T].zero.not shr 1
+  result = cast[IntImpl[T]](only_msb_unset)
 
 func low*[T](_: typedesc[IntImpl[T]]): IntImpl[T] {.inline.}=