diff --git a/tensorflow/core/util/padding.cc b/tensorflow/core/util/padding.cc
index 6ffbc8040ed..3948f1af9b3 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/util/padding.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/util/padding.cc
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Status CheckValidPadding(Padding padding_type,
                          const std::vector<int64>& explicit_paddings,
                          int num_dims, TensorFormat data_format) {
   if (padding_type == Padding::EXPLICIT) {
-    const int explicit_paddings_size = explicit_paddings.size();
-    if (explicit_paddings_size != 2 * num_dims) {
+    const int num_paddings = explicit_paddings.size();
+    if (num_paddings != 2 * num_dims) {
       return errors::InvalidArgument(
           "explicit_paddings attribute must contain ", 2 * num_dims,
           " values, but got: ", explicit_paddings.size());