diff --git a/src/wp-admin/themes.php b/src/wp-admin/themes.php
index e6ad3f98bbc3..5b2bf96780ed 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/themes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/themes.php
@@ -297,10 +297,10 @@
 	<?php
 }
 
-$ct = wp_get_theme();
+$current_theme = wp_get_theme();
 
-if ( $ct->errors() && ( ! is_multisite() || current_user_can( 'manage_network_themes' ) ) ) {
-	echo '<div class="error"><p>' . __( 'Error:' ) . ' ' . $ct->errors()->get_error_message() . '</p></div>';
+if ( $current_theme->errors() && ( ! is_multisite() || current_user_can( 'manage_network_themes' ) ) ) {
+	echo '<div class="error"><p>' . __( 'Error:' ) . ' ' . $current_theme->errors()->get_error_message() . '</p></div>';
 }
 
 $current_theme_actions = array();