diff --git a/src/base_object-inl.h b/src/base_object-inl.h
index 11ba1c88da0486..786e1f26b48256 100644
--- a/src/base_object-inl.h
+++ b/src/base_object-inl.h
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 
 namespace node {
 
-BaseObject::BaseObject(Environment* env, v8::Local<v8::Object> handle)
-    : persistent_handle_(env->isolate(), handle),
+BaseObject::BaseObject(Environment* env, v8::Local<v8::Object> object)
+    : persistent_handle_(env->isolate(), object),
       env_(env) {
-  CHECK_EQ(false, handle.IsEmpty());
-  CHECK_GT(handle->InternalFieldCount(), 0);
-  handle->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(0, static_cast<void*>(this));
+  CHECK_EQ(false, object.IsEmpty());
+  CHECK_GT(object->InternalFieldCount(), 0);
+  object->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(0, static_cast<void*>(this));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/base_object.h b/src/base_object.h
index 7d8281238b1c1d..2a4967c1aaf303 100644
--- a/src/base_object.h
+++ b/src/base_object.h
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class Environment;
 
 class BaseObject {
  public:
-  // Associates this object with `handle`. It uses the 0th internal field for
+  // Associates this object with `object`. It uses the 0th internal field for
   // that, and in particular aborts if there is no such field.
-  inline BaseObject(Environment* env, v8::Local<v8::Object> handle);
+  inline BaseObject(Environment* env, v8::Local<v8::Object> object);
   virtual inline ~BaseObject();
 
   // Returns the wrapped object.  Returns an empty handle when