diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html b/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html
index f489a656d..429cc9bb4 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
           {%- endblock %}
           {%- if sidebars %}
             {#- new style sidebar: explicitly include/exclude templates #}
-            {%- for sidebar in sidebars %}
-            {%- include sidebar %}
+            {%- for sidebartemplate in sidebars %}
+            {%- include sidebartemplate %}
             {%- endfor %}
           {%- else %}
             {#- old style sidebars: using blocks -- should be deprecated #}