diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index f63fd572d6db125559e68556a8fc152a53700644..fa7cdf7dd2eadcd757936f6eab50caa6fd92fb8b 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -918,12 +918,12 @@ int combine_notes_cat_sort_uniq(unsigned char *cur_sha1,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int string_list_add_one_ref(const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1,
+static int string_list_add_one_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 				   int flag, void *cb)
 {
 	struct string_list *refs = cb;
-	if (!unsorted_string_list_has_string(refs, path))
-		string_list_append(refs, path);
+	if (!unsorted_string_list_has_string(refs, refname))
+		string_list_append(refs, refname);
 	return 0;
 }