diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index a2f4b1e7b48..8b0dc611075 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_fn(
         match module.define_function(codegened_func.func_id, context) {
             Ok(()) => {}
             Err(ModuleError::Compilation(CodegenError::ImplLimitExceeded)) => {
-                let handler = rustc_session::EarlyDiagCtxt::new(
+                let early_dcx = rustc_session::EarlyDiagCtxt::new(
                     rustc_session::config::ErrorOutputType::default(),
                 );
-                handler.early_error(format!(
+                early_dcx.early_error(format!(
                     "backend implementation limit exceeded while compiling {name}",
                     name = codegened_func.symbol_name
                 ));