diff --git a/src/uu/du/src/du.rs b/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
index 0efbd236d..148b197df 100644
--- a/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
+++ b/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ fn du(
     mut my_stat: Stat,
     options: &Options,
     depth: usize,
-    inodes: &mut HashSet<FileInfo>,
+    seen_inodes: &mut HashSet<FileInfo>,
     exclude: &[Pattern],
 ) -> Box<dyn DoubleEndedIterator<Item = Stat>> {
     let mut stats = vec![];
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ fn du(
                             }
 
                             if let Some(inode) = this_stat.inode {
-                                if inodes.contains(&inode) {
+                                if seen_inodes.contains(&inode) {
                                     if options.count_links {
                                         my_stat.inodes += 1;
                                     }
                                     continue;
                                 }
-                                inodes.insert(inode);
+                                seen_inodes.insert(inode);
                             }
                             if this_stat.is_dir {
                                 if options.one_file_system {
@@ -354,7 +354,13 @@ fn du(
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }
-                                futures.push(du(this_stat, options, depth + 1, inodes, exclude));
+                                futures.push(du(
+                                    this_stat,
+                                    options,
+                                    depth + 1,
+                                    seen_inodes,
+                                    exclude,
+                                ));
                             } else {
                                 my_stat.size += this_stat.size;
                                 my_stat.blocks += this_stat.blocks;
@@ -637,11 +643,11 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         // Check existence of path provided in argument
         if let Ok(stat) = Stat::new(&path, &options) {
             // Kick off the computation of disk usage from the initial path
-            let mut inodes: HashSet<FileInfo> = HashSet::new();
+            let mut seen_inodes: HashSet<FileInfo> = HashSet::new();
             if let Some(inode) = stat.inode {
-                inodes.insert(inode);
+                seen_inodes.insert(inode);
             }
-            let iter = du(stat, &options, 0, &mut inodes, &excludes);
+            let iter = du(stat, &options, 0, &mut seen_inodes, &excludes);
 
             // Sum up all the returned `Stat`s and display results
             let (_, len) = iter.size_hint();