diff --git a/src/iuse_actor.cpp b/src/iuse_actor.cpp
index f2f3301fa796e..a5752e069f507 100644
--- a/src/iuse_actor.cpp
+++ b/src/iuse_actor.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ std::string iuse_transform::get_name() const
     return iuse_actor::get_name();
 }
 
-void iuse_transform::finalize( const itype_id &source )
+void iuse_transform::finalize( const itype_id &my_item_type )
 {
     if( !item::type_is_defined( target ) && target_group.is_empty() ) {
         debugmsg( "Invalid transform target: %s", target.c_str() );
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void iuse_transform::finalize( const itype_id &source )
         // transform uses migration pocket if not
     }
 
-    if( source.obj().can_use( "link_up" ) ) {
+    if( my_item_type.obj().can_use( "link_up" ) ) {
         // The linkage logic currently assumes that the links persist
         // through transformation, and fails pretty badly (segfaults)
         // if that happens to not be the case.
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void iuse_transform::finalize( const itype_id &source )
         // but we don't have any of those implemented right now, so the check stays.
         if( !target.obj().can_use( "link_up" ) ) {
             debugmsg( "Item %s has link_up action, yet transforms into %s which doesn't.",
-                      source.c_str(), target.c_str() );
+                      my_item_type.c_str(), target.c_str() );
         }
     }
 }