diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 1ff6263798..d4e6f1421c 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(char *console, const char **err
   \param new new value (if > 0)
   \return the current session limit
 */
-SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_session_limit(uint32_t new);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_session_limit(uint32_t new_limit);
 
 /*! 
   \brief Destroy the core
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 596b5e9aa0..7126abb0e2 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -2926,10 +2926,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_set_globals(void)
 }
 
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_session_limit(uint32_t new)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_session_limit(uint32_t new_limit)
 {
-	if (new) {
-		runtime.session_limit = new;
+	if (new_limit) {
+		runtime.session_limit = new_limit;
 	}
 	
 	return runtime.session_limit;