diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp b/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp
index 9033386598..8b46c40e7e 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ inline void GlorotInitializationType<false>::Initialize(MatType& W,
   if (W.is_empty())
     W.set_size(rows, cols);
 
-  double var = 2.0 / double(rows + cols);
-  GaussianInitialization normalInit(0.0, var);
+  double stddev = 2.0 / double(rows + cols);
+  GaussianInitialization normalInit(0.0, stddev);
   normalInit.Initialize(W, rows, cols);
 }
 
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ inline void GlorotInitializationType<false>::Initialize(MatType& W,
   if (W.is_empty())
     Log::Fatal << "Cannot initialize an empty matrix." << std::endl;
 
-  double var = 2.0 / double(W.n_rows + W.n_cols);
-  GaussianInitialization normalInit(0.0, var);
+  double stddev = 2.0 / double(W.n_rows + W.n_cols);
+  GaussianInitialization normalInit(0.0, stddev);
   normalInit.Initialize(W);
 }