diff --git a/lib/url.js b/lib/url.js
index cb2a17146d..214c8a9320 100644
--- a/lib/url.js
+++ b/lib/url.js
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ ParsedQueryString.prototype = Object.create(null);
 function urlParse(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {
   if (url instanceof Url) return url;
 
-  var u = new Url();
-  u.parse(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost);
-  return u;
+  var urlObject = new Url();
+  urlObject.parse(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost);
+  return urlObject;
 }
 
 Url.prototype.parse = function(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {