diff --git a/tool/depot/mk/categorize_args.inc b/tool/depot/mk/categorize_args.inc
index 24913487d5..50cfeaa87a 100644
--- a/tool/depot/mk/categorize_args.inc
+++ b/tool/depot/mk/categorize_args.inc
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ARCHIVE_TYPES := api src raw bin pkg
 #
 #
 
-categorize_archives = $(foreach PATH,$(ARCHIVE_PATHS),\
-                         $(if $(call archive_has_type,$(PATH),$1),\
-                            $(eval ARCHIVES($1) += $(PATH))))
+categorize_archives = $(foreach A,$(ARCHIVE_PATHS),\
+                         $(if $(call archive_has_type,$A,$1),\
+                            $(eval ARCHIVES($1) += $A)))
 
 $(foreach TYPE,$(ARCHIVE_TYPES),$(call categorize_archives,$(TYPE)))
 
diff --git a/tool/depot/mk/extract_post_dependencies.inc b/tool/depot/mk/extract_post_dependencies.inc
index 8c43918687..2eadc8fec1 100644
--- a/tool/depot/mk/extract_post_dependencies.inc
+++ b/tool/depot/mk/extract_post_dependencies.inc
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #
 
 $(foreach TYPE,api src raw pkg,\
-   $(foreach PATH,${ARCHIVES(${TYPE})},\
-      $(eval ARCHIVE_VERSION(${PATH}) := $(call archive_curr_version,$(PATH)))))
+   $(foreach A,${ARCHIVES(${TYPE})},\
+      $(eval ARCHIVE_VERSION($A) := $(call archive_curr_version,$A))))
 
 archive_exists_in_depot = $(wildcard $(DEPOT_DIR)/$1)