diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/RestClients.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/RestClients.java
index 49ed4d202..d384bd2e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/RestClients.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/RestClients.java
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ public final class RestClients {
 				requestConfigBuilder.setConnectTimeout(Math.toIntExact(connectTimeout.toMillis()));
 			}
 
-			Duration timeout = clientConfiguration.getSocketTimeout();
+			Duration socketTimeout = clientConfiguration.getSocketTimeout();
 
-			if (!timeout.isNegative()) {
-				requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(Math.toIntExact(timeout.toMillis()));
-				requestConfigBuilder.setConnectionRequestTimeout(Math.toIntExact(connectTimeout.toMillis()));
+			if (!socketTimeout.isNegative()) {
+				requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(Math.toIntExact(socketTimeout.toMillis()));
+				requestConfigBuilder.setConnectionRequestTimeout(Math.toIntExact(socketTimeout.toMillis()));
 			}
 
 			clientBuilder.setDefaultRequestConfig(requestConfigBuilder.build());