diff --git a/can/packer_pyx.pyx b/can/packer_pyx.pyx
index 7b25dcad1d..2e9a6f9292 100644
--- a/can/packer_pyx.pyx
+++ b/can/packer_pyx.pyx
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ cdef class CANPacker:
     return self.packer.pack(addr, values_thing)
 
   cpdef make_can_msg(self, name_or_addr, bus, values):
-    cdef uint32_t address = 0
+    cdef uint32_t addr = 0
     cdef const Msg* m
     if isinstance(name_or_addr, int):
-      address = name_or_addr
+      addr = name_or_addr
     else:
       try:
         m = self.dbc.name_to_msg.at(name_or_addr.encode("utf8"))
-        address = m.address
+        addr = m.address
       except IndexError:
         # The C++ pack function will log an error message for invalid addresses
         pass
 
-    cdef vector[uint8_t] val = self.pack(address, values)
-    return [address, 0, (<char *>&val[0])[:val.size()], bus]
+    cdef vector[uint8_t] val = self.pack(addr, values)
+    return [addr, 0, (<char *>&val[0])[:val.size()], bus]