diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index 359fd3c77..46a50a9d7 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ Settings::Settings()
     certainty.setEnabled(Certainty::normal, true);
 }
 
-void Settings::loadCppcheckCfg(const std::string &exename)
+void Settings::loadCppcheckCfg(const std::string &executable)
 {
-    std::string fileName = Path::getPathFromFilename(exename) + "cppcheck.cfg";
+    std::string fileName = Path::getPathFromFilename(executable) + "cppcheck.cfg";
 #ifdef FILESDIR
     if (Path::fileExists(FILESDIR "/cppcheck.cfg"))
         fileName = FILESDIR "/cppcheck.cfg";
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index f36922b08..b245557cd 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ private:
 public:
     Settings();
 
-    void loadCppcheckCfg(const std::string &exename);
+    void loadCppcheckCfg(const std::string &executable);
 
     /** @brief addons, either filename of python/json file or json data */
     std::list<std::string> addons;