diff --git a/tests/test_sync.py b/tests/test_sync.py
index 43561a3d..e7807759 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_sync.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_stream_iterator(server):
     with httpcore.SyncConnectionPool() as http:
         response = http.request("GET", "http://127.0.0.1:8000/", stream=True)
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    content = b""
+    body = b""
     for chunk in response.stream():
         body += chunk
     assert body == b"Hello, world!"