diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs
index 83e32a8..6c427ae 100644
--- a/index.bs
+++ b/index.bs
@@ -1199,10 +1199,10 @@ which switches on |type| and runs the associated steps:
    1. If the |encodingName| is present, set |encoding| to the result of
       [=getting an encoding=] from |encodingName|.
    1. If |encoding| is failure, and |mimeType| is present:
-     1. Let |type| be the result of [=parse a MIME type=] given |mimeType|.
-     1. If |type| is not failure,
+     1. Let |parsedType| be the result of [=parse a MIME type=] given |mimeType|.
+     1. If |parsedType| is not failure,
         set |encoding| to the result of [=getting an encoding=]
-        from |type|'s [=MIME type/parameters=][`"charset"`].
+        from |parsedType|'s [=MIME type/parameters=][`"charset"`].
 
       <div class="example">
         If `blob` has a {{Blob/type}} attribute of `text/plain;charset=utf-8`