diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lu/luarocks-packages-updater/updater.py b/pkgs/by-name/lu/luarocks-packages-updater/updater.py
index 49ac8f8379df6..e60fb0484fa18 100755
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lu/luarocks-packages-updater/updater.py
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lu/luarocks-packages-updater/updater.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def attr_path(self):
     def get_update(
         self,
         input_file: str,
-        outfile: str,
+        output_file: str,
         config: FetchConfig,
         # TODO: implement support for adding/updating individual plugins
         to_update: list[str] | None,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def update() -> dict:
             finally:
                 pass
 
-            self.generate_nix(results, outfile)
+            self.generate_nix(results, output_file)
 
             redirects = {}
             return redirects