diff --git a/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java b/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java
index 11f69f1efd..4ce43938ac 100644
--- a/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java
+++ b/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ private RemoteSnapshotMetadata( Metadata metadata, File file, boolean legacyForm
         this.legacyFormat = legacyFormat;
     }
 
-    private static Metadata createMetadata( Artifact artifact, boolean legacy )
+    private static Metadata createMetadata( Artifact artifact, boolean legacyFormat )
     {
         Metadata metadata = new Metadata();
-        if ( !legacy )
+        if ( !legacyFormat )
         {
             metadata.setModelVersion( "1.1.0" );
         }