diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp
index 8e06e7223..6458875d9 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ void RenderBackgroundLayer::update(const int32_t layerIndex,
     const auto& evaluated = getEvaluated<BackgroundLayerProperties>(evaluatedProperties);
 
     // TODO: If background is solid, we can skip drawables and rely on the clear color
-    const auto passes = evaluated.get<style::BackgroundOpacity>() == 0.0f ? RenderPass::None
-                        : (!unevaluated.get<style::BackgroundPattern>().isUndefined() ||
-                           evaluated.get<style::BackgroundOpacity>() < 1.0f ||
-                           evaluated.get<style::BackgroundColor>().a < 1.0f)
-                            ? RenderPass::Translucent
-                            : RenderPass::Opaque |
-                                  RenderPass::Translucent; // evaluated based on opaquePassCutoff in render()
+    const auto drawPasses = evaluated.get<style::BackgroundOpacity>() == 0.0f ? RenderPass::None
+                            : (!unevaluated.get<style::BackgroundPattern>().isUndefined() ||
+                               evaluated.get<style::BackgroundOpacity>() < 1.0f ||
+                               evaluated.get<style::BackgroundColor>().a < 1.0f)
+                                ? RenderPass::Translucent
+                                : RenderPass::Opaque |
+                                      RenderPass::Translucent; // evaluated based on opaquePassCutoff in render()
 
     // unevaluated.hasTransition();
     // getCrossfade<BackgroundLayerProperties>(evaluatedProperties).t != 1;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void RenderBackgroundLayer::update(const int32_t layerIndex,
         // We actually need to build things, so set up a builder if we haven't already
         if (!builder) {
             builder = context.createDrawableBuilder("background");
-            builder->setRenderPass(passes);
+            builder->setRenderPass(drawPasses);
             builder->setShader(shader);
             builder->addTweaker(context.createDrawableTweaker());
             builder->setColor(*color);