diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java
index 3c772c276..0713c3893 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java
@@ -491,13 +491,13 @@ public boolean isThin() {
 	 *
 	 * Default setting is Transport.DEFAULT_FETCH_THIN
 	 *
-	 * @param thin
+	 * @param thinPack
 	 *            the thin-pack preference
 	 * @return {@code this}
 	 */
-	public FetchCommand setThin(boolean thin) {
+	public FetchCommand setThin(boolean thinPack) {
 		checkCallable();
-		this.thin = thin;
+		this.thin = thinPack;
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
index 2ed1c52fd..e9d1a3213 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
@@ -614,13 +614,13 @@ public boolean isThin() {
 	 *
 	 * Default setting is Transport.DEFAULT_PUSH_THIN
 	 *
-	 * @param thin
+	 * @param thinPack
 	 *            the thin-pack preference value
 	 * @return {@code this}
 	 */
-	public PushCommand setThin(boolean thin) {
+	public PushCommand setThin(boolean thinPack) {
 		checkCallable();
-		this.thin = thin;
+		this.thin = thinPack;
 		return this;
 	}