diff --git a/core/mem/allocators.odin b/core/mem/allocators.odin
index 972031a21..f1e45d1a1 100644
--- a/core/mem/allocators.odin
+++ b/core/mem/allocators.odin
@@ -1564,20 +1564,20 @@ arrays of blocks and out-band blocks. The blocks have the default size of
 will be aligned to a boundary specified by `alignment`.
 */
 dynamic_arena_init :: proc(
-	a: ^Dynamic_Arena,
+	pool: ^Dynamic_Arena,
 	block_allocator := context.allocator,
 	array_allocator := context.allocator,
 	block_size := DYNAMIC_ARENA_BLOCK_SIZE_DEFAULT,
 	out_band_size := DYNAMIC_ARENA_OUT_OF_BAND_SIZE_DEFAULT,
 	alignment := DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT,
 ) {
-	a.block_size = block_size
-	a.out_band_size = out_band_size
-	a.alignment = alignment
-	a.block_allocator = block_allocator
-	a.out_band_allocations.allocator = array_allocator
-	a.unused_blocks.allocator = array_allocator
-	a.used_blocks.allocator = array_allocator
+	pool.block_size = block_size
+	pool.out_band_size = out_band_size
+	pool.alignment = alignment
+	pool.block_allocator = block_allocator
+	pool.out_band_allocations.allocator = array_allocator
+	pool.unused_blocks.allocator = array_allocator
+	pool.used_blocks.allocator = array_allocator
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin b/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin
index d1086cfe6..fa204d3b1 100644
--- a/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin
+++ b/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "core:mem"
 
 expect_pool_allocation :: proc(t: ^testing.T, expected_used_bytes, num_bytes, alignment: int) {
 	pool: mem.Dynamic_Pool
-	mem.dynamic_pool_init(pool = &pool, alignment = alignment)
+	mem.dynamic_pool_init(&pool, alignment = alignment)
 	pool_allocator := mem.dynamic_pool_allocator(&pool)
 
 	element, err := mem.alloc(num_bytes, alignment, pool_allocator)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ expect_pool_allocation_out_of_band :: proc(t: ^testing.T, num_bytes, out_band_si
 	testing.expect(t, num_bytes >= out_band_size, "Sanity check failed, your test call is flawed! Make sure that num_bytes >= out_band_size!")
 
 	pool: mem.Dynamic_Pool
-	mem.dynamic_pool_init(pool = &pool, out_band_size = out_band_size)
+	mem.dynamic_pool_init(&pool, out_band_size = out_band_size)
 	pool_allocator := mem.dynamic_pool_allocator(&pool)
 
 	element, err := mem.alloc(num_bytes, allocator = pool_allocator)