diff --git a/code/leak.c b/code/leak.c
index 0d5a5c2be..aae96ac34 100644
--- a/code/leak.c
+++ b/code/leak.c
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 
 // where does this come from?
 #define OBJS_PER_SLAB 42
-#define PIPE_BUFFER   (OBJS_PER_SLAB * 10)
 #define SPRAY	      (OBJS_PER_SLAB * 100)
+#define PIPES	      (OBJS_PER_SLAB * 10)
 
-int pipes[PIPE_BUFFER][2];
+int spray[SPRAY][2];
+int pipes[PIPES][2];
 char buffer[0x100];
 
 extern inline size_t
@@ -48,15 +49,15 @@ main(void)
 	printf("main: spray to reduce TLB noise part 1: %u objects\n", SPRAY);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < SPRAY; i++) {
 		int ret;
-		ret = pipe2(pipes[i], O_NONBLOCK);
+		ret = pipe2(spray[i], O_NONBLOCK);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("main: error: pipe2: object %lu\n", i);
 		}
-		ret = fcntl(pipes[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 2 << 12);
+		ret = fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 2 << 12);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("main: error: fcntl: object %lu\n", i);
 		}
-		ret = write(pipes[i][1], buffer, 8);
+		ret = write(spray[i][1], buffer, 8);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("main: error: write: object %lu\n", i);
 		}
@@ -76,13 +77,13 @@ main(void)
 	size_t t_prev = -1;
 	size_t last_slab = -1;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < SPRAY; i++) {
-		pipe2(pipes[i], O_NONBLOCK);
+		pipe2(spray[i], O_NONBLOCK);
 
 		size_t t0 = rdtsc_begin();
-		fcntl(pipes[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8192);
+		fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8192);
 		size_t t1 = rdtsc_end();
 
-		write(pipes[i][1], buffer, 8);
+		write(spray[i][1], buffer, 8);
 
 		t_delta = t0 - t1;
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ main(void)
 		t_prev = t_delta;
 	}
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < PIPE_BUFFER; i++) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < PIPES; i++) {
 		// Pipe buffer allocation primitive
 		pipe2(pipes[i], O_NONBLOCK);
 		fcntl(pipes[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8192);