diff --git a/src/calls.c b/src/calls.c
index 70f9cfd7bb..198e96ef7c 100644
--- a/src/calls.c
+++ b/src/calls.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ static void SaveFunction(Obj func)
     SaveHandler(header->handlers[i]);
   SaveSubObj(header->name);
   SaveSubObj(header->nargs);
-  SaveSubObj(header->namesOfLocals);
+  SaveSubObj(header->namesOfArgsAndLocals);
   SaveSubObj(header->prof);
   SaveSubObj(header->nloc);
   SaveSubObj(header->body);
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ static void LoadFunction(Obj func)
     header->handlers[i] = LoadHandler();
   header->name = LoadSubObj();
   header->nargs = LoadSubObj();
-  header->namesOfLocals = LoadSubObj();
+  header->namesOfArgsAndLocals = LoadSubObj();
   header->prof = LoadSubObj();
   header->nloc = LoadSubObj();
   header->body = LoadSubObj();
diff --git a/src/calls.h b/src/calls.h
index ec6fd017ff..ac9d37e4ec 100644
--- a/src/calls.h
+++ b/src/calls.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ typedef struct {
     ObjFunc handlers[8];
     Obj name;
     Obj nargs;
-    Obj namesOfLocals;
+    Obj namesOfArgsAndLocals;
     Obj prof;
     Obj nloc;
     Obj body;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ EXPORT_INLINE Int NARG_FUNC(Obj func)
 
 EXPORT_INLINE Obj NAMS_FUNC(Obj func)
 {
-    return CONST_FUNC(func)->namesOfLocals;
+    return CONST_FUNC(func)->namesOfArgsAndLocals;
 }
 
 Obj NAMI_FUNC(Obj func, Int i);
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ EXPORT_INLINE void SET_NARG_FUNC(Obj func, Int nargs)
     FUNC(func)->nargs = INTOBJ_INT(nargs);
 }
 
-EXPORT_INLINE void SET_NAMS_FUNC(Obj func, Obj namesOfLocals)
+EXPORT_INLINE void SET_NAMS_FUNC(Obj func, Obj namesOfArgsAndLocals)
 {
-    FUNC(func)->namesOfLocals = namesOfLocals;
+    FUNC(func)->namesOfArgsAndLocals = namesOfArgsAndLocals;
 }
 
 EXPORT_INLINE void SET_PROF_FUNC(Obj func, Obj prof)