diff --git a/upickle/implicits/src-2/upickle/implicits/internal/Macros.scala b/upickle/implicits/src-2/upickle/implicits/internal/Macros.scala
index 115fc5bc0..4db982416 100644
--- a/upickle/implicits/src-2/upickle/implicits/internal/Macros.scala
+++ b/upickle/implicits/src-2/upickle/implicits/internal/Macros.scala
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ object Macros {
           fail(tpe, _),
         )
 
-        val myself: Option[Symbol] = sealedParents.find(_ == tpe.typeSymbol)
+        val sealedClassSymbol: Option[Symbol] = sealedParents.find(_ == tpe.typeSymbol)
         val segments =
-          myself.toList.map(_.fullName.split('.')) ++
+          sealedClassSymbol.toList.map(_.fullName.split('.')) ++
             sealedParents
             .flatMap(_.asClass.knownDirectSubclasses)
             .map(_.fullName.split('.'))
diff --git a/upickle/implicits/src-3/upickle/implicits/macros.scala b/upickle/implicits/src-3/upickle/implicits/macros.scala
index 1fd77c683..50d50ee9d 100644
--- a/upickle/implicits/src-3/upickle/implicits/macros.scala
+++ b/upickle/implicits/src-3/upickle/implicits/macros.scala
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def tagNameImpl0[T](transform: String => String)(using Quotes, Type[T]): Expr[St
 inline def shortTagName[T]: String = ${ shortTagNameImpl[T] }
 def shortTagNameImpl[T](using Quotes, Type[T]): Expr[String] =
   import quotes.reflect._
-  val myself = if (TypeRepr.of[T].baseClasses.contains(TypeRepr.of[T].typeSymbol))
+  val sealedClassSymbol = if (TypeRepr.of[T].baseClasses.contains(TypeRepr.of[T].typeSymbol))
     Some(TypeRepr.of[T].typeSymbol.fullName.split('.'))
   else None
   val segments = TypeRepr.of[T].baseClasses
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def shortTagNameImpl[T](using Quotes, Type[T]): Expr[String] =
     .flatMap(_.children)
     .filter(_.flags.is(Flags.Case))
     .map(_.fullName.split('.')) ++
-    myself.toList
+    sealedClassSymbol.toList
 
   val identicalSegmentCount = Range(0, segments.map(_.length).max - 1)
     .takeWhile(i => segments.map(_.lift(i)).distinct.size == 1)