diff --git a/arch-needs-restart.sh b/arch-needs-restart.sh
index bbfc33b..5c95dd9 100755
--- a/arch-needs-restart.sh
+++ b/arch-needs-restart.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ if [[ -n $libs ]]; then
     rc=0
 fi
 
-binaries=$(lsof -n +c 0 2> /dev/null | grep -- '(deleted)' | awk '1 { print $1 ": " $(NF-1) " " $NF }' | sort -u)
-if [[ -n $binaries ]]; then
-    cat <<< $binaries
+regular_files=$(lsof -n +c 0 2> /dev/null | grep -- '(deleted)' | awk '1 { print $1 ": " $(NF-1) " " $NF }' | sort -u)
+if [[ -n $regular_files ]]; then
+    cat <<< $regular_files
     echo "# REGULAR FILES: reboot required"
     rc=0
 fi