diff --git a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/impl/JpsCompositeElementBase.java b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/impl/JpsCompositeElementBase.java
index 70c6558560ad..9fbf65f7f66f 100644
--- a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/impl/JpsCompositeElementBase.java
+++ b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/impl/JpsCompositeElementBase.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public abstract class JpsCompositeElementBase<Self extends JpsCompositeElementBa
     myContainer = new JpsElementContainerImpl(original.myContainer, this);
   }
 
-  public void applyChanges(@NotNull Self element) {
-    myContainer.applyChanges(element.myContainer);
+  public void applyChanges(@NotNull Self modified) {
+    myContainer.applyChanges(modified.myContainer);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/library/impl/sdk/JpsSdkImpl.java b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/library/impl/sdk/JpsSdkImpl.java
index fec4b5d24f30..3574a4a9998e 100644
--- a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/library/impl/sdk/JpsSdkImpl.java
+++ b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/library/impl/sdk/JpsSdkImpl.java
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ public class JpsSdkImpl<P extends JpsElement> extends JpsCompositeElementBase<Jp
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void applyChanges(@NotNull JpsSdkImpl<P> element) {
-    super.applyChanges(element);
-    setHomePath(element.getHomePath());
-    setVersionString(element.getVersionString());
+  public void applyChanges(@NotNull JpsSdkImpl<P> modified) {
+    super.applyChanges(modified);
+    setHomePath(modified.getHomePath());
+    setVersionString(modified.getVersionString());
   }
 
   @Override