diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 74dbc127d..747b0f165 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Rename variable in Form.Element.Serializers.select. [jddalton]
+
 * Replace browser sniffing with capability detection in IE fork of String#unescapeHTML. [kangax]
 
 * Coerce Opera's version string into a number whenever we need to sniff. [Sam Holman, jddalton]
diff --git a/src/form.js b/src/form.js
index d28feb885..ea7bf4332 100644
--- a/src/form.js
+++ b/src/form.js
@@ -248,22 +248,22 @@ Form.Element.Serializers = {
     else element.value = value;
   },
   
-  select: function(element, index) {
-    if (Object.isUndefined(index))
+  select: function(element, value) {
+    if (Object.isUndefined(value))
       return this[element.type == 'select-one' ? 
         'selectOne' : 'selectMany'](element);
     else {
-      var opt, value, single = !Object.isArray(index);
+      var opt, currentValue, single = !Object.isArray(value);
       for (var i = 0, length = element.length; i < length; i++) {
         opt = element.options[i];
-        value = this.optionValue(opt);
+        currentValue = this.optionValue(opt);
         if (single) {
-          if (value == index) {
+          if (currentValue == value) {
             opt.selected = true;
             return;
           }
         }
-        else opt.selected = index.include(value);
+        else opt.selected = value.include(currentValue);
       }
     }
   },