diff --git a/app/rtplot/src/main/java/org/csstudio/javafx/rtplot/internal/LinearTicks.java b/app/rtplot/src/main/java/org/csstudio/javafx/rtplot/internal/LinearTicks.java
index 2b72390009..2632a52027 100644
--- a/app/rtplot/src/main/java/org/csstudio/javafx/rtplot/internal/LinearTicks.java
+++ b/app/rtplot/src/main/java/org/csstudio/javafx/rtplot/internal/LinearTicks.java
@@ -263,16 +263,16 @@ public static int determinePrecision(final double number)
      *  <p>This method tries to adjust a computed tick distance
      *  to one that is hopefully 'nicer'
      *
-     *  @param distance Original step distance
+     *  @param min_distance Original step distance
      *  @return
      */
-    public static double selectNiceStep(final double distance)
+    public static double selectNiceStep(final double min_distance)
     {
-        final double log = Math.log10(distance);
+        final double log = Math.log10(min_distance);
         final double order_of_magnitude = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log));
-        final double step = distance / order_of_magnitude;
+        final double step = min_distance / order_of_magnitude;
         for (int i=0; i<NICE_STEPS.length; ++i)
-            if (step >= NICE_THRESHOLDS[i] && NICE_STEPS[i] * order_of_magnitude >= distance)
+            if (step >= NICE_THRESHOLDS[i] && NICE_STEPS[i] * order_of_magnitude >= min_distance)
                 return NICE_STEPS[i] * order_of_magnitude;
         return step * order_of_magnitude;
     }