diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 989b9c996fefff2a1efc19fdf3d5d876530da7b1..de53f5eace09e15a342cfa8b1219fe240354b924 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ with open(os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'VERSION'), 'r') as version_file:
 
 
 def get_long_description():
-    with open(os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'README.rst'), 'r') as req:
-        req_contents = req.read()
-    return req_contents
+    with open(os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'README.rst'), 'r') as readme:
+        readme_contents = readme.read()
+    return readme_contents
 
 
 INSTALL_REQUIREMENTS = ['stevedore>=0.14', 'setuptools']