diff --git a/dev-python/pyqwt/pyqwt-5.2.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/pyqwt/pyqwt-5.2.0-r1.ebuild
index 57ee1d0f91af9..fc2b162d34ac1 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyqwt/pyqwt-5.2.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyqwt/pyqwt-5.2.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 
 src_configure() {
 	configuration() {
-		local myonf=()
+		local myconf=()
 		use debug && myconf+=( --debug )
 
 		cd "${BUILD_DIR}" || die