diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/dbcp2/PoolingDataSource.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/dbcp2/PoolingDataSource.java
index 8643b5aba1..7fd4104e3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/dbcp2/PoolingDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/dbcp2/PoolingDataSource.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
      *             always thrown
      */
     @Override
-    public Connection getConnection(final String uname, final String passwd) throws SQLException {
+    public Connection getConnection(final String userName, final String password) throws SQLException {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }