diff --git a/src/journal/bsod.c b/src/journal/bsod.c
index c76b04718e..2f06808cd4 100644
--- a/src/journal/bsod.c
+++ b/src/journal/bsod.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int display_emergency_message_fullscreen(const char *message) {
         unsigned qr_code_start_row = 1, qr_code_start_column = 1;
         char ttybuf[STRLEN("/dev/tty") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -EBADF;
-        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *stream = NULL;
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
         char read_character_buffer = '\0';
         struct winsize w = {
                 .ws_col = 80,
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ static int display_emergency_message_fullscreen(const char *message) {
                 goto cleanup;
         }
 
-        r = fdopen_independent(fd, "r+", &stream);
+        r = fdopen_independent(fd, "r+", &f);
         if (r < 0) {
                 r = log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to open output file: %m");
                 goto cleanup;
         }
 
-        r = print_qrcode_full(stream, "Scan the QR code",
+        r = print_qrcode_full(f, "Scan the error message",
                               message, qr_code_start_row, qr_code_start_column, w.ws_col, w.ws_row,
                               /* check_tty= */ false);
         if (r < 0)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int display_emergency_message_fullscreen(const char *message) {
                 goto cleanup;
         }
 
-        r = read_one_char(stream, &read_character_buffer, USEC_INFINITY, NULL);
+        r = read_one_char(f, &read_character_buffer, USEC_INFINITY, NULL);
         if (r < 0 && r != -EINTR)
                 log_error_errno(r, "Failed to read character: %m");
 
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.bsod.sh b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.bsod.sh
index 802d474f16..d4a4ff26da 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.bsod.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.bsod.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ journalctl --sync
 SYSTEMD_COLORS=256 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-bsod &
 PID=$!
 vcs_dump_and_check "Root emergency message"
-grep -aq "Scan the QR code" /tmp/console.dump
+grep -aq "Scan the error message" /tmp/console.dump
 # TODO: check if systemd-bsod exits on a key press (didn't figure this one out yet)
 kill $PID
 timeout 10 bash -c "while kill -0 $PID; do sleep .5; done"