diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index 734f40439b..ff5b9a17e1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -2123,15 +2123,15 @@ static int hls_coding_quadtree(HEVCContext *s, int x0, int y0,
     const int cb_size    = 1 << log2_cb_size;
     int ret;
     int qp_block_mask = (1<<(s->sps->log2_ctb_size - s->pps->diff_cu_qp_delta_depth)) - 1;
-    int split_cu_flag;
+    int split_cu;
 
     lc->ct.depth = cb_depth;
     if (x0 + cb_size <= s->sps->width  &&
         y0 + cb_size <= s->sps->height &&
         log2_cb_size > s->sps->log2_min_cb_size) {
-        split_cu_flag = ff_hevc_split_coding_unit_flag_decode(s, cb_depth, x0, y0);
+        split_cu = ff_hevc_split_coding_unit_flag_decode(s, cb_depth, x0, y0);
     } else {
-        split_cu_flag = (log2_cb_size > s->sps->log2_min_cb_size);
+        split_cu = (log2_cb_size > s->sps->log2_min_cb_size);
     }
     if (s->pps->cu_qp_delta_enabled_flag &&
         log2_cb_size >= s->sps->log2_ctb_size - s->pps->diff_cu_qp_delta_depth) {
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ static int hls_coding_quadtree(HEVCContext *s, int x0, int y0,
         lc->tu.is_cu_chroma_qp_offset_coded = 0;
     }
 
-    if (split_cu_flag) {
+    if (split_cu) {
         const int cb_size_split = cb_size >> 1;
         const int x1 = x0 + cb_size_split;
         const int y1 = y0 + cb_size_split;