diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/labeler/accessors.go b/pkg/reconciler/labeler/accessors.go
index 688ababcda87..36782ca84711 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/labeler/accessors.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/labeler/accessors.go
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ func updateRouteAnnotation(acc kmeta.Accessor, routeName string, diffAnn map[str
 			return
 		}
 		valSet.Delete(routeName)
-		sorted := valSet.UnsortedList()
-		sort.Strings(sorted)
-		diffAnn[serving.RoutesAnnotationKey] = strings.Join(sorted, ",")
+		routeNames := valSet.UnsortedList()
+		sort.Strings(routeNames)
+		diffAnn[serving.RoutesAnnotationKey] = strings.Join(routeNames, ",")
 
 	case !has && !remove:
 		if len(valSet) == 0 {
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ func updateRouteAnnotation(acc kmeta.Accessor, routeName string, diffAnn map[str
 			return
 		}
 		valSet.Insert(routeName)
-		sorted := valSet.UnsortedList()
-		sort.Strings(sorted)
-		diffAnn[serving.RoutesAnnotationKey] = strings.Join(sorted, ",")
+		routeNames := valSet.UnsortedList()
+		sort.Strings(routeNames)
+		diffAnn[serving.RoutesAnnotationKey] = strings.Join(routeNames, ",")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/service/resources/configuration.go b/pkg/reconciler/service/resources/configuration.go
index f04662cb9b6a..6cede2877237 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/service/resources/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/service/resources/configuration.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func MakeConfigurationFromExisting(service *v1.Service, existing *v1.Configurati
 	routeName := names.Route(service)
 	set := labeler.GetListAnnValue(existing.Annotations, serving.RoutesAnnotationKey)
 	set.Insert(routeName)
-	sorted := set.UnsortedList()
-	sort.Strings(sorted)
-	anns[serving.RoutesAnnotationKey] = strings.Join(sorted, ",")
+	routeNames := set.UnsortedList()
+	sort.Strings(routeNames)
+	anns[serving.RoutesAnnotationKey] = strings.Join(routeNames, ",")
 
 	return &v1.Configuration{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{