diff --git a/coverity/covstrap.sh b/coverity/covstrap.sh
index d6bd6b9..3d6f8f3 100644
--- a/coverity/covstrap.sh
+++ b/coverity/covstrap.sh
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ upload () {
     return $?
 }
 
-for attempt in {1..3}
+for i in {1..3}
 do
   upload && exit 0 || ret=$?
 done