diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
index 88e50f9fa..a2dd35bdd 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
@@ -362,25 +362,24 @@ impl VsockMuxer {
 
     /// Handle/dispatch an epoll event to its listener.
     ///
-    fn handle_event(&mut self, fd: RawFd, evset: epoll::Events) {
+    fn handle_event(&mut self, fd: RawFd, event_set: epoll::Events) {
         debug!(
-            "vsock: muxer processing event: fd={}, evset={:?}",
-            fd, evset
+            "vsock: muxer processing event: fd={}, event_set={:?}",
+            fd, event_set
         );
 
         match self.listener_map.get_mut(&fd) {
             // This event needs to be forwarded to a `MuxerConnection` that is listening for
             // it.
             //
-            Some(EpollListener::Connection { key, evset }) => {
+            Some(EpollListener::Connection { key, evset: _ }) => {
                 let key_copy = *key;
-                let evset_copy = *evset;
                 // The handling of this event will most probably mutate the state of the
                 // receiving connection. We'll need to check for new pending RX, event set
                 // mutation, and all that, so we're wrapping the event delivery inside those
                 // checks.
                 self.apply_conn_mutation(key_copy, |conn| {
-                    conn.notify(evset_copy);
+                    conn.notify(event_set);
                 });
             }
 
@@ -443,7 +442,10 @@ impl VsockMuxer {
             }
 
             _ => {
-                info!("vsock: unexpected event: fd={:?}, evset={:?}", fd, evset);
+                info!(
+                    "vsock: unexpected event: fd={:?}, event_set={:?}",
+                    fd, event_set
+                );
             }
         }
     }