diff --git a/utils/apparmor/aa.py b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
index 7a8458def..ab7f6c978 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/aa.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ original_aa = hasher()
 extras = hasher()  # Inactive profiles from extras
 ### end our
 log = []
-pid = dict()
+log_pid = dict()  # handed over to ReadLog, gets filled in logparser.py. The only case the previous content of this variable _might_(?) be used is aa-genprof (multiple do_logprof_pass() runs)
 
 profile_changes = hasher()
 prelog = hasher()
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ def set_logfile(filename):
     elif os.path.isdir(logfile):
         raise AppArmorException(_('%s is a directory. Please specify a file as logfile') % logfile)
 
-def do_logprof_pass(logmark='', passno=0, pid=pid):
+def do_logprof_pass(logmark='', passno=0, log_pid=log_pid):
     # set up variables for this pass
 #    transitions = hasher()
     global log
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ def do_logprof_pass(logmark='', passno=0, pid=pid):
     ##    if not repo_cfg['repository'].get('enabled', False) or repo_cfg['repository]['enabled'] not in ['yes', 'no']:
     ##    UI_ask_to_enable_repo()
 
-    log_reader = apparmor.logparser.ReadLog(pid, logfile, existing_profiles, profile_dir, log)
+    log_reader = apparmor.logparser.ReadLog(log_pid, logfile, existing_profiles, profile_dir, log)
     log = log_reader.read_log(logmark)
     #read_log(logmark)