diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
index e781666a491..9f7eb6e7eb8 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystem extends AbstractLoggingSystem {
 			try {
 				SLF4JBridgeHandler.removeHandlersForRootLogger();
 			}
-			catch (NoSuchMethodError e) {
+			catch (NoSuchMethodError ex) {
 				// Method missing in older versions of SLF4J like in JBoss AS 7.1
 				SLF4JBridgeHandler.uninstall();
 			}