diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/AssumptionViolatedException.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/AssumptionViolatedException.java
index 68a28173b9f5..76790eaa3acc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/AssumptionViolatedException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/AssumptionViolatedException.java
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@
 public class AssumptionViolatedException extends RuntimeException implements SelfDescribing {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;
 
-    private final String assumption;
-    private final boolean hasValue;
-    private final Object value;
+    private final String fAssumption;
+    private final boolean fValueMatcher;
+    private final Object fValue;
 
-    private final Matcher<?> matcher;
+    private final Matcher<?> fMatcher;
 
     /**
      * @deprecated Please use {@link org.junit.AssumptionViolatedException} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public AssumptionViolatedException(String assumption, boolean hasValue, Object value, Matcher<?> matcher) {
-        this.assumption = assumption;
-        this.value = value;
-        this.matcher = matcher;
-        this.hasValue = hasValue;
+        this.fAssumption = assumption;
+        this.fValue = value;
+        this.fMatcher = matcher;
+        this.fValueMatcher = hasValue;
 
         if (value instanceof Throwable) {
           initCause((Throwable) value);
@@ -85,21 +85,22 @@ public String getMessage() {
     }
 
     public void describeTo(Description description) {
-        if (assumption != null) {
-            description.appendText(assumption);
+        if (fAssumption != null) {
+            description.appendText(fAssumption);
         }
 
-        if (hasValue) {
-            if (assumption != null) {
+        if (fValueMatcher) {
+            // a value was passed in when this instance was constructed; print it
+            if (fAssumption != null) {
                 description.appendText(": ");
             }
 
             description.appendText("got: ");
-            description.appendValue(value);
+            description.appendValue(fValue);
 
-            if (matcher != null) {
+            if (fMatcher != null) {
                 description.appendText(", expected: ");
-                description.appendDescriptionOf(matcher);
+                description.appendDescriptionOf(fMatcher);
             }
         }
     }