diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index 1e4f6f1d4..fec510fcb 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ compiler() {
     [ "$g_debugging" = trace ] && options="$options --debug"
     [ -n "$g_refreshchains" ] && options="$options --refresh=$g_refreshchains"
     [ -n "$g_confess" ] && options="$options --confess"
-    [ -n "$g_updatee" ] && options="$options --update"
+    [ -n "$g_update" ] && options="$options --update"
     [ -n "$g_annotate" ] && options="$options --annotate"
 
     if [ -n "$PERL" ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index ba5426515..71d2f444c 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     update)
 	get_config Yes
 	shift
-	g_updatee=Yes
+	g_update=Yes
 	check_command $@
 	;;
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