diff --git a/test/test_video_gpu_decoder.py b/test/test_video_gpu_decoder.py
index e208c6b97d8..fef9bc6dc9e 100644
--- a/test/test_video_gpu_decoder.py
+++ b/test/test_video_gpu_decoder.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 import torch
-from torchvision.io import _HAS_VIDEO_DECODER, VideoReader
+from torchvision.io import _HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER, VideoReader
 
 try:
     import av
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 VIDEO_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "assets", "videos")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(_HAS_VIDEO_DECODER is False, reason="Didn't compile with support for gpu decoder")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(_HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER is False, reason="Didn't compile with support for gpu decoder")
 class TestVideoGPUDecoder:
     @pytest.mark.skipif(av is None, reason="PyAV unavailable")
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/torchvision/io/__init__.py b/torchvision/io/__init__.py
index a1eb6c7e649..bb3bf293670 100644
--- a/torchvision/io/__init__.py
+++ b/torchvision/io/__init__.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 from ..utils import _log_api_usage_once
 
 try:
-    from ._load_gpu_decoder import _HAS_VIDEO_DECODER
+    from ._load_gpu_decoder import _HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    _HAS_VIDEO_DECODER = False
+    _HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER = False
 from ._video_opt import (
     Timebase,
     VideoMetaData,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def __init__(self, path: str, stream: str = "video", num_threads: int = 0, devic
         self.is_cuda = False
         device = torch.device(device)
         if device.type == "cuda":
-            if not _HAS_VIDEO_DECODER:
+            if not _HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER:
                 raise RuntimeError("Not compiled with GPU decoder support.")
             self.is_cuda = True
             if device.index is None:
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def set_current_stream(self, stream: str) -> bool:
     "_read_video_timestamps_from_memory",
     "_probe_video_from_memory",
     "_HAS_VIDEO_OPT",
-    "_HAS_VIDEO_DECODER",
+    "_HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER",
     "_read_video_clip_from_memory",
     "_read_video_meta_data",
     "VideoMetaData",
diff --git a/torchvision/io/_load_gpu_decoder.py b/torchvision/io/_load_gpu_decoder.py
index bfcea9a67c3..f7869f0a9d1 100644
--- a/torchvision/io/_load_gpu_decoder.py
+++ b/torchvision/io/_load_gpu_decoder.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 try:
     _load_library("Decoder")
-    _HAS_VIDEO_DECODER = True
+    _HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER = True
 except (ImportError, OSError):
-    _HAS_VIDEO_DECODER = False
+    _HAS_GPU_VIDEO_DECODER = False