diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs
index dc1a22ee9..8d4eeabb1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ public void SerializeAsV31(IOpenApiWriter writer)
         }
         
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public IOpenApiExample CopyReferenceAsTargetElementWithOverrides(IOpenApiExample openApiExample)
+        public IOpenApiExample CopyReferenceAsTargetElementWithOverrides(IOpenApiExample source)
         {
-            return openApiExample is OpenApiExample ? new OpenApiExample(this) : openApiExample;
+            return source is OpenApiExample ? new OpenApiExample(this) : source;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>