diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
index 1d15c475..3092e5d1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ pmax
 pmccntr
 pmcntenset
 pmedvedev
+pmeta
 pmr
 pmuseren
 pmwkaa
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index e1354826..ce297d8a 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -11871,15 +11871,15 @@ __cold static int mdbx_setup_dxb(MDBX_env *env, const int lck_rc,
 
     if ((env->me_flags & MDBX_RDONLY) == 0 && env->me_stuck_meta < 0) {
       for (int n = 0; n < 3; ++n) {
-        MDBX_meta *const meta = METAPAGE(env, n);
-        if (unlikely(unaligned_peek_u64(4, &meta->mm_magic_and_version) !=
+        MDBX_meta *const pmeta = METAPAGE(env, n);
+        if (unlikely(unaligned_peek_u64(4, &pmeta->mm_magic_and_version) !=
                      MDBX_DATA_MAGIC)) {
-          const txnid_t txnid = mdbx_meta_txnid_fluid(env, meta);
+          const txnid_t txnid = mdbx_meta_txnid_fluid(env, pmeta);
           mdbx_notice("%s %s"
                       "meta[%u], txnid %" PRIaTXN,
                       "updating db-format signature for",
-                      META_IS_STEADY(meta) ? "stead-" : "weak-", n, txnid);
-          err = mdbx_override_meta(env, n, txnid, meta);
+                      META_IS_STEADY(pmeta) ? "stead-" : "weak-", n, txnid);
+          err = mdbx_override_meta(env, n, txnid, pmeta);
           if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS)) {
             mdbx_error("%s meta[%u], txnid %" PRIaTXN ", error %d",
                        "updating db-format signature for", n, txnid, err);