diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.java b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.java
index 7d8299f2369..6a66258747f 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.java
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.java
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ byte[] encrypted = cipher.doFinal(input.getBytes("UTF-8"));
 // ...
 
 // GOOD: AES is a strong algorithm
-Cipher des = Cipher.getInstance("AES");
+Cipher aes = Cipher.getInstance("AES");
 
-// ...
\ No newline at end of file
+// ...