diff --git a/pmb/build/other.py b/pmb/build/other.py
index 1c6bafae..44d00e32 100644
--- a/pmb/build/other.py
+++ b/pmb/build/other.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def is_necessary(args, arch, apkbuild, indexes=None):
     """
     # Get package name, version, define start of debug message
     package = apkbuild["pkgname"]
-    version_new = apkbuild["pkgver"] + "-r" + apkbuild["pkgrel"]
+    version_pmaports = apkbuild["pkgver"] + "-r" + apkbuild["pkgrel"]
     msg = "Build is necessary for package '" + package + "': "
 
     # Get old version from APKINDEX
@@ -72,20 +72,20 @@ def is_necessary(args, arch, apkbuild, indexes=None):
         return False
 
     # a) Binary repo has a newer version
-    version_old = index_data["version"]
-    if pmb.parse.version.compare(version_old, version_new) == 1:
+    version_binary = index_data["version"]
+    if pmb.parse.version.compare(version_binary, version_pmaports) == 1:
         logging.warning("WARNING: package {}: aport version {} is lower than"
                         " {} from the binary repository. {} will be used when"
                         " installing {}. See also:"
                         " <https://postmarketos.org/warning-repo2>"
-                        "".format(package, version_new, version_old,
-                                  version_old, package))
+                        "".format(package, version_pmaports, version_binary,
+                                  version_binary, package))
         return False
 
     # b) Aports folder has a newer version
-    if version_new != version_old:
+    if version_pmaports != version_binary:
         logging.debug(f"{msg}Binary package out of date (binary: "
-                      f"{version_old}, aport: {version_new})")
+                      f"{version_binary}, aport: {version_pmaports})")
         return True
 
     # Aports and binary repo have the same version.