diff --git a/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.cpp b/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.cpp
index 55e5a7817c7bdf5100cb38a5a2bc49b9065ff5fa..b1af78a7db5d2aa2f007f213bdf9501d2739778e 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void MaskPanel::setPanelHidden(bool hidden)
 
 void MaskPanel::onSelectionChanged(const QItemSelection& selected, const QItemSelection&)
 {
-    if (m_inhibitSelectionChange)
+    if (m_keep_selection)
         return;
 
     if (!selected.empty())
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ void MaskPanel::setCurrentMaskItem(MaskItem* maskItem)
     // -- mask visibility
     const auto visibilityValueGetter = [maskItem] { return maskItem->isVisible(); };
     const auto visibilityValueSetter = [this, maskItem](bool b) {
-        m_inhibitSelectionChange = true;
+        m_keep_selection = true;
         maskItem->setIsVisible(b);
         maskItem->setWasVisible(b);
-        m_inhibitSelectionChange = false;
+        m_keep_selection = false;
     };
     addMaskCheckBox("Show", visibilityValueGetter, visibilityValueSetter);
 
diff --git a/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.h b/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.h
index 4d7b61ec92befd06b352fcd0beae86f2f0ee4a6c..93af1be0351ab39a939fdbdf89f5c969bc9fce4a 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Setup/MaskPanel.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private:
     MaskeditorListmodel* m_mask_list_model;
     QFormLayout* m_editor_layout;
     MaskItem* m_current_mask_item; //!< the mask item whose properties shall be edited
-    bool m_inhibitSelectionChange = false;
+    bool m_keep_selection = false;
 };
 
 #endif // BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_SETUP_MASKPANEL_H