diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
index 34a15330c..db6031e0a 100644
--- a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ impl Compiler<'_> {
     /// Compile an expression into a runtime cloure or thunk
     fn compile_lambda_or_thunk<N, F>(
         &mut self,
-        is_thunk: bool,
+        is_suspended_thunk: bool,
         outer_slot: LocalIdx,
         node: &N,
         content: F,
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ impl Compiler<'_> {
         }
 
         let lambda = Rc::new(compiled.lambda);
-        if is_thunk {
+        if is_suspended_thunk {
             self.observer.observe_compiled_thunk(&lambda);
         } else {
             self.observer.observe_compiled_lambda(&lambda);
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ impl Compiler<'_> {
         // If no upvalues are captured, emit directly and move on.
         if lambda.upvalue_count == 0 {
             self.emit_constant(
-                if is_thunk {
+                if is_suspended_thunk {
                     Value::Thunk(Thunk::new_suspended(lambda, span))
                 } else {
                     Value::Closure(Closure::new(lambda))
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ impl Compiler<'_> {
         let blueprint_idx = self.chunk().push_constant(Value::Blueprint(lambda));
 
         let code_idx = self.push_op(
-            if is_thunk {
+            if is_suspended_thunk {
                 OpCode::OpThunkSuspended(blueprint_idx)
             } else {
                 OpCode::OpThunkClosure(blueprint_idx)
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ impl Compiler<'_> {
             compiled.captures_with_stack,
         );
 
-        if !is_thunk && !self.scope()[outer_slot].needs_finaliser {
+        if !is_suspended_thunk && !self.scope()[outer_slot].needs_finaliser {
             if !self.scope()[outer_slot].must_thunk {
                 // The closure has upvalues, but is not recursive.  Therefore no thunk is required,
                 // which saves us the overhead of Rc<RefCell<>>