diff --git a/django/core/template/loaders/eggs.py b/django/core/template/loaders/eggs.py
index b1e221ee1c..33ba043220 100644
--- a/django/core/template/loaders/eggs.py
+++ b/django/core/template/loaders/eggs.py
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ except ImportError:
 from django.core.template import TemplateDoesNotExist
 from django.conf.settings import INSTALLED_APPS, TEMPLATE_FILE_EXTENSION
 
-def load_template_source(name, dirs=None):
+def load_template_source(template_name, template_dirs=None):
     """
     Loads templates from Python eggs via pkg_resource.resource_string.
 
-    For every installed app, it tries to get the resource (app, name).
+    For every installed app, it tries to get the resource (app, template_name).
     """
     if resource_string is not None:
-        pkg_name = 'templates/' + name + TEMPLATE_FILE_EXTENSION
+        pkg_name = 'templates/' + template_name + TEMPLATE_FILE_EXTENSION
         for app in INSTALLED_APPS:
             try:
                 return resource_string(app, pkg_name)
             except:
                 pass
-    raise TemplateDoesNotExist, name
+    raise TemplateDoesNotExist, template_name
 load_template_source.is_usable = resource_string is not None